Dannevig Island is a small, rugged,
granite island in the Glennie group of islands off the west coast of
Wilsons Promontory,
Victoria,
Australia
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.
[
] It is part of the
Wilsons Promontory Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by
BirdLife International
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because of its importance for breeding
seabirds.
The island is named after
Harald Kristian Dannevig
Harald Kristian Dannevig (1871 – December 1914) was a Norwegian-born fisheries expert. In 1902 he was appointed by the government of New South Wales, Australia
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.
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External links
Parks Victoria - Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park
References
Islands of Victoria (state)
Wilsons Promontory
Important Bird Areas of Victoria (state)
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