Clonmel Island is a sand island in Corner Inlet, in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Clonmel Island lies within the Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Park and is a part of a complex of barrier islands that protect a large marine embayment from the pounding waves of Bass Strait.[1]
  Clonmel Island  Clonmel Island | |
| Etymology | PS Clonmel |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 38°42′42″S 146°42′16″E / 38.7115278°S 146.7045833°E |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Victoria |
History
editThe island is named after the paddle steamer PS Clonmel which was wrecked in the Port Albert Entrance to Corner Inlet, immediately east of the island, in 1841.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Nooramunga and Corner Inlet Marine and Coastal Parks" (PDF), Park Notes, Parks Victoria, August 2012, retrieved 11 April 2015
- ^ "PS Clonmel Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number S129". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
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