Corner inlet
| Corner inlet | ||
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 Satellite image from Wilson's Promontory 2005. |
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| Waters | Bass Street | |
| Land mass | Australia | |
| Geographical location | 38 ° 46 ′ S , 146 ° 21 ′ E | |
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| width | 25.6 km | |
| depth | 26.2 km | |
| surface | 600 km² | |
| Islands | Bennison Island , Mangrove Island , Martins Island , Possum Island South , Snake Island , Sunday Island , Saint Margaret Island , Corner Island , Long Island , Granite Island | |
| Tributaries | Albert River , Agnes River , Franklin River | |
Corner Inlet is a bay in the Australian state of Victoria .
The entire bay is part of the Corner Inlet Marine & Coastal Park and is therefore under nature protection.
geography
Corner Inlet lies between mainland Australia and the Wilsons Promontory Peninsula . It is 25.6 kilometers wide, 26.2 kilometers deep and has an area of about 600 km². The largest tributaries are the Albert River , Agnes River and Franklin River , but the smaller creeks Bennison Creek , Dead Horse Creek , Poor Fellow Me Creek , Stockyard Creek , Tin Mine Creek and many other unnamed creeks also flow into the bay. In the bay are the islands of Bennison Island , Mangrove Island , Martins Island , Possum Island South , Snake Island , Sunday Island , Corner Island , Long Island , Granite Island and Saint Margaret Island .
Flora and fauna
Snapper , salmon , whitings ( Sillaginidae ) and horse mackerel live in the waters of Corner Inlet . BirdLife International has classified Corner Inlet as an Important Bird Area .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gazetteer of Australia Place Name Search Geoscience Australia. Last accessed on December 22, 2017
- ↑ Corner Inlet Exploreaustralia.net.au (English). Last accessed on December 22, 2017