Seal Island (Encounter Bay)
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| Location | Encounter Bay |
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| Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).[1] |
| Highest elevation | 12 m (39 ft)[1] |
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| Population | 0 |
Seal Island, also known as Seal Rock, is an island located in Encounter Bay off the south coast of Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia approximately Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). south-east of Victor Harbor. Since 1979, it has been part of the West Island Conservation Park.
Description
Seal Island is located about Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). south-east of Victor Harbor and Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). east-north east of Rosetta Head (also known as The Bluff). The island is described as being ‘a Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). mound of tumbled granite bounders scoured of soil’ that ‘reaches 12 m above sea level’.[1] The island is also known as Seal Rock.[2]
Flora and fauna
As of 1996, Seal Island was observed as having no vegetation while the only vertebrate animals observed was a breeding colony of Silver gulls.[1]
History
The island's name is reported as suggesting the presence of an Australian sea lion or a New Zealand fur-seal colony on the island during the early 19th century.[1]
Protected areas status
Since 1979, Seal Island has been part of the West Island Conservation Park.[3] Since 2012, the waters surrounding its shores are located within the boundaries of the Encounter Marine Park.[4]
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