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 is located in Shire of Wellington
Clonmel Island
Clonmel Island
Clonmel Island is located in Australia
Clonmel Island
Clonmel Island
EtymologyPS Clonmel
Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates38°42′42″S 146°42′16″E / 38.7115278°S 146.7045833°E / -38.7115278; 146.7045833
Administration
Australia
StateVictoria

History

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The 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

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  1. ^ "Nooramunga and Corner Inlet Marine and Coastal Parks" (PDF), Park Notes, Parks Victoria, August 2012, retrieved 11 April 2015
  2. ^ "PS Clonmel Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number S129". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.