Dannevig Island

Dannevig Island is a small, rugged, granite island in the Glennie group of islands off the west coast of Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia.^[2] It is part of the Wilsons Promontory Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.^[3]

Key Information

Dannevig Island
Etymology	Harald Kristian Dannevig[1]
Geography
Location	Bass Strait
Coordinates	39°6′20″S 146°14′16″E / 39.10556°S 146.23778°E / -39.10556; 146.23778
Area	19.6 ha (48 acres)[2]
Length	960 m (3150 ft)[2]
Width	390 m (1280 ft)[2]
Administration
Australia
State	Victoria
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The island is named after Harald Kristian Dannevig.^[1]

1. ^ ^{a b} Murray-Smith, S. (1981). "Dannevig, Harald Kristian (1871–1914)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 8. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943.
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Norman, F. I.; Brown, R. S.; Deerson, D. M. (November 1980). "Seabird islands No 93, Dannevig Island, Glennie Group, Victoria" (PDF). Corella. 4 (4): 91–92.
3. ^ "IBA: Wilsons Promontory Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.

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