Prince Albert are named after Albert, Prince Consort her consort . While VictoriaIsland is part of Canada ... 1907938.02391 END END VictoriaIsland, Amadjuak Lake at the Atlas of Canada ref Notes note 1 ... site english learningresources facts islands.html artic VictoriaIsland at the Atlas of Canada ref ... Geology of Wynniatt Bay, VictoriaIsland, Northwest Territories . Open file Geological Survey of Canada ..., Duke of York Inlier, VictoriaIsland, Northwest Territories . Open file Geological Survey of Canada ... of the Upper Shaler Group, VictoriaIsland, Northwest Territories . Ottawa National Library of Canada ... of VictoriaIsland and Adjacent Regions, Arctic Canada . New York Geological Society of America, 1947. div External links commons category VictoriaIsland, Canada http atlas.nrcan.gc.ca site ... 3D7aaabe5dba3611d892e2080020a0f4c9 Map of VictoriaIsland at the Atlas of Canada http www.1000hourday.com VictoriaIsland Expedition Islands of the Kitikmeot Region Category VictoriaIslandCanada Category ... gd VictoriaIslandCanada gl Illa Victoria ko hr Otok Victoria id Pulau Victoria Kanada ... IslandCanada sr fi Victoriansaari sv VictoriaIsland th uk ...Infobox Islands name VictoriaIsland image name Wfm victoria island.jpg image caption image size locator map VictoriaIsland, Canada.svg map custom no native name Kitlineq native name link Inuit languages ... display inline,title name VictoriaIsland archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago total islands ... 1,875 population as of 2006 density km2 ethnic groups Inuit additional info VictoriaIsland or Kitlineq ... PA133&dq Kitlineq VictoriaIsland ref is an island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and straddles ... islands by area Canada s second largest island . It is nearly double the size of Newfoundland ... Vancouver Island , which is home to Victoria, British Columbia , the capital of that Canadian ... Island , ref map5 map5 which is separated from Victoria by a long sound called the Prince of Wales ... more details
VictoriaIsland may refer to VictoriaIsland California VictoriaIslandCanadaVictoriaIsland Chile VictoriaIsland Nigeria VictoriaIsland Russian Arctic Other Labuan , also known as VictoriaIslandVictoriaIsland, a fictional island in MMORPG, MapleStory See also VictoriaIsland structure , impact crater near Stockton, California geodis cy Ynys Victoria es Isla Victoria gl Illa Victoria hom nimos hu Victoria sziget egy rtelm s t lap id Pulau Victoria ro Insula Victoria dezambiguizare ru sv VictoriaIsland olika betydelser vi o Victoria ... more details
infobox military unit unit name The Victoria Rifles of Canada image Image VRC Cap Badge.jpg 225px caption The cap badge of the Victoria Rifles of Canada dates 22 January 1862 5 March 1965 country Canada ... symbol identification symbol label The Victoria Rifles of Canada was an infantry regiment ... Volunteer Militia Rifles Canada . The regiment went through several changes of designation throughout its history. It was redesignated as the 3rd Battalion, The Victoria Volunteer Rifles of Montreal on 18 July 1862 as the 3rd Battalion Victoria Rifles of Canada on 5 December 1879 as the 3rd Regiment Victoria Rifles of Canada on 8 May 1900 as The Victoria Rifles of Canada on 29 March 1920 as Victoria Rifles of Canada on 15 November 1934 as the 2nd Reserve Battalion, Victoria Rifles of Canada on 7 November 1941 and finally Victoria Rifles of Canada on 1 June 1945. It was reduced to nil strength .... The 24th Battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1920. The 60th Battalion Victoria Rifles of Canada ... 200px The distinguishing patch of the 60th Battalion Victoria Rifles of Canada , CEF. The 244th ... were also mobilized for active service under the designation Victoria Rifles of Canada, CASF Details ... and the regiment mobilized an active service unit designated as The Victoria Rifles of Canada, CASF , on 24 May 1940. It was redesignated as the 1st Battalion, The Victoria Rifles of Canada, CASF ... 24 May to 24 June 1870. ref name autogenerated1 During the Fenian raids, the Victoria Rifles participated ... title The last invasion of Canada author Hereward Senior page 53 ref In 1866 several companies from the Victoria Rifles were sent to reinforce defences in St Jean, Lachine and Cornwall. ref cite book title The last invasion of Canada author Hereward Senior page 112 ref The raids of 1870 were the least effective of the Fenian attempts against Canada. The effort four years earlier at Campobello had ... operations in Canada East and Canada West brought about a martial spirit similar to that which ... more details
space that formed the opening and entrace to the Centre Block. Victoria Tower Bell File Victoria Tower Bell.jpg left thumb Damaged bell mounted on grounds of Parliament Hill The Victoria Tower Bell is the only relic remaining from the Victoria Tower. It was cast in 1875 in Canada 1875 and installed ... in Canada 2000 , and placed on the grounds of Parliament Hill as a monument to the 1916 fire and to Canada ... Works and Government Services Canada Parliament Hill Ottawa landmarks coord 45.4249 N 75.6999 W ... Parliament of Canada buildings Category Destroyed landmarks Category Demolished buildings and structures in Ottawa Category Burned building and structures in Canada Category Gothic Revival architecture in Ottawa Category Bell towers in Canada Ontario struct stub ru ... more details
This article is for the mountain on the British Columbia Alberta border in the Canadian Rockies. For the mountain in the Jervis Inlet area of the British Columbia Coast, see Mount Victoria British Columbia . Infobox mountain name Mount Victoria photo photo caption elevation m 3464 elevation ref ref name peakfinder cite web url http peakfinder.com peakfinder.ASP?PeakName Mount Victoria title Mount Victoria publisher PeakFinder accessdate 2009 12 12 ref prominence m 553 prominence ref ref name bivouac cite bivouac id 1591 name Mount Victoria accessdate 2009 12 12 ref map Canada Alberta map caption Location in Alberta map size 200 label position right location Alberta Alberta, Canada range Sir Winston Churchill Range lat d 51 lat m 22 lat s 42 lat NS N long d 116 long m 18 long s 12 long EW W coordinates ref ref name bivouac topo National Topographic System NTS 83C 05 first ascent easiest route Mount Victoria , convert 3464 m ft 0 , is a mountain on the border between British Columbia and Alberta in the Canadian Rockies . It is located just northeast of Lake O Hara in Yoho National Park ref BCGNIS 22482 Victoria, Mount ref and is also part of Banff National Park and is on the Continental Divide of the Americas Continental Divide which is the definition of the interprovincial boundary in this region . References reflist Canadian Rockies state collapsed DEFAULTSORT Victoria, Mount Category Mountains of Alberta Category Mountains of British Columbia Category Great Divide of North America Category Canadian Rockies Category Borders of Alberta Category Borders of British Columbia BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ... more details
of Valour Canada Cross of Valour image2 File Victoria Cross Canada ribbon bar.png 150px caption2 ... of Canada modelled on the Victoria Cross original British Victoria Cross instituted in 1856 in both ... Minister of Canada prime minister at the time, Pierre Trudeau , regularly dodged questions about the Victoria ... not recommend the Victoria Cross names such as the Canada Cross and the Cross of Military Valour were ... Broadcasting Corporation url http www.cbc.ca canada story 2007 03 06 victoria cross.html work CBC News pages accessdate 2009 11 08 language ref Appearance and display File Victoria Cross of Canada Second award .jpg thumb The Victoria Cross of Canada, shown with a medal bar indicating a second award ... Galleries Victoria Cross publisher Queen s Printer for Canada accessdate 4 August 2009 ref List of Canadian monarchs List of royal consorts of Canada royal consort to Queen Victoria. Canada s Victoria ... ref According to Natural Resources Canada All British and Commonwealth Victoria Crosses reputedly include ... of the Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada Canadian system of honours , the Victoria ... Canada s Victoria Cross place Ottawa publisher Queen s Printer for Canada edition 2 url http www.cmp ... The Stories of Canada s Victoria Cross Winners publisher McGraw Hill Ryerson year 1995 location Toronto isbn 978 0075526193 cite book last Boileau first John title Valiant Hearts Atlantic Canada and the Victoria ... first George C. title Canada s V.C.s The Story of Canadians who have been Awarded the Victoria ... title Valiant Men Canada s Victoria Cross and George Cross Winners publisher Hakkert year 1973 location ... vc cv index eng.asp Canada s Victoria Cross Portal Canadian Armed Forces Victoria Cross recipients ... fr Croix de Victoria canadienne no Victoriakorset for Canada ...Infobox military award name Victoria Cross image File Victoria Cross of Canada.jpg 150px alt A bronze .... A crimson ribbon is attached caption The Canadian Victoria Cross, as appearing in a promotional photograph ... more details
Names Board of Canada GNBC Code blank2 info BACOS website http www.victoriabythesea.ca footnotes Victoria 2006 pop. 77 is a Canada Canadian village located in central Prince Edward Island . A historic ...Infobox settlement official name Victoria, Prince Edward Island other name native name for cities whose native name is not in English nickname Victoria by the sea settlement type Village motto image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size city logo citylogo size image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 image dot map dot mapsize dot map caption dot x 99 dot y 110 pushpin map PEI pushpin label position none the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption Victoria in Prince Edward Island pushpin mapsize coordinates region CA PE subdivision type Country subdivision name Canada subdivision type1 Province subdivision name1 Prince Edward Island subdivision type2 Counties of Prince Edward Island County subdivision name2 Queens County, Prince Edward Island Queens County government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title4 leader name4 established title Founded established date 1819 established title2 Incorporated established date2 1951 area magnitude unit pref Enter Imperial, if Imperial metric is desired area footnotes area total km2 area land km2 area ... List of C Postal Codes of Canada C0A 2G0 area code Area code 902 902 blank name Telephone Exchange ... Edward Island Queens County in the township of Lot 29, Prince Edward Island Lot 29 . In recent decades the community has branded itself as Victoria by the Sea to honour its heritage as a seaport and to attract tourists. External links http www.victoriabythesea.ca Victoria official website Subdivisions of Prince Edward Island Category Communities in Queens County, Prince Edward Island br Victoria Enez ar Pri s Edouarzh fr Victoria le du Prince douard ... more details
Other uses Hat Island disambiguation Hat Island Infobox islands name Hat Island image name image caption image size locator map native name native name link Inuktitut nickname location Northern Canada coordinates coord 68 19 N 100 07 W type isle scale 50000 region CA NU display inline,title name Hat Island archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago total islands major islands area km2 32 rank highest mount elevation m country Canada country admin divisions title Provinces and territories of Canada Nunavut country admin divisions flag Nunavut country admin divisions title 1 Regions of Nunavut Region country admin divisions 1 Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut Kitikmeot Region country admin divisions title 2 country admin divisions 2 country capital city country largest city country largest city population country leader title country leader name population uninhabited population as of density km2 ethnic groups Hat Island is a small uninhabited island located in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut , Canada . The island is situated in Victoria Strait approximately convert 110 km abbr on southeast of VictoriaIslandCanadaVictoriaIsland and convert 80 km abbr on southwest of King William Island . Hat Island CAM B is a former Distant Early Warning Line and current North Warning System sites ref http www.lswilson.ca dewline.htm The DEW LINE Sites in Canada, Alaska & Greenland ref The Government of Canada Canadian government s Contaminated Sites directorate has determined Hat Island to be a contaminated site in need of future remediation. ref name Contaminated cite web url http www.ainc inac.gc.ca ai scr nu lan cts index eng.asp title Contaminated Sites publisher ainc inac.gc.ca accessdate 2009 06 17 ref References Reflist External links http www.lswilson.ca camb.htm Photos Islands of the Kitikmeot Region Subdivisions of Nunavut Category Uninhabited islands of Kitikmeot ... populated places in the Kitikmeot Region Category Former populated places in Arctic Canada KitikmeotNU ... more details
Beveridge Island is an island in Victoria Australia Victoria , Australia , within the locality of Tyntynder, Victoria Tyntynder in the Rural City of Swan Hill . It is enclosed by the Murray River , and an anabranch of the river in the south and has an area of approximately 1116 hectares. There are no road crossings to the island over the Murray from New South Wales , or from Victoria. References Reflist VictoriaAU geo stub coord 35 13 S 143 34 E type city region AU display inline,title Category Islands of Victoria Australia Category Murray River ... more details
VictoriaIsland Chile Spanish Isla Victoria is an island in the Chonos Archipelago of Chile . It has an area of 354 km . coord missing Chile Category Islands of Ais n Region Ais n geo stub ka ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2008 File Quail Island Victoria.jpg thumb Quail Island Quail Island is the third largest island in Western Port after Phillip IslandVictoria Phillip Island and French IslandVictoria French Island . It is uninhabited, the entirety of it being gazetted as Quail Island Nature Conservation Reserve . It is offshore from Warneet and can be accessed by boat. There are two seasonal dams located in the centre and the Southern Brown Bandicoot has been found on the island. Mapit AUS suburbscale long 145.283 lat 38.233 Category Islands of Victoria Australia Category Western Port Gippsland geo stub ... more details
Joe Island is a very small, uninhabited island located in Western Port Bay, Victoria Australia Victoria , Australia , approximately 1 km north of French IslandVictoria French Island . ref name PV Citation title Western Port Marine National Parks url http www.parkweb.vic.gov.au resources05 05 0797.pdf publisher Parks Victoria date December 2003 accessdate 2011 02 24 ref References reflist coord 38 17 10 S 145 21 41 E region AU VIC type landmark display title approximately Category Islands of Victoria Australia Category Western Port Gippsland geo stub ... more details
Image French Island National Park.png thumb right 240px Map of French Island, with much smaller Elizabeth Island close south Elizabeth Island lies just south of French IslandVictoria French Island in Western Port , Victoria Australia Victoria , south eastern Australia . It is separated from French Island by intertidal mudflat s and a small channel. It is convert 65 ha acre in area and is an unincorporated area Citation needed date January 2012 of Victoria. It is a privately owned island once used for farming which has been converted into a holiday retreat, with the establishment of housing facilities. History The island bears the remnants of a shipwreck on its western beach, believed to be a tugboat. A former owner crashed his airplane on French Island attempting to view Elizabeth Island, having recently purchased it in a bar. External links http www.dse.vic.gov.au dpi vro portregn.nsf pages port lf sig sites 215 Department Of Primary Industried Victorian Resources Online http www.elizabethisland.com.au Official Website coord 38.4168 145.3690 display title Local Government Areas of Victoria Category Islands of Victoria Australia Category Western Port Gippsland geo stub ... more details
Image Swan bay map.PNG thumb right 250px Map of Swan Bay with Duck Island located between Edwards Point and Swan Island File Duck Island, Swan Bay.jpg thumb right 250px View of Duck Island from Swan Bay Jetty Duck Island , a small barrier island , lies 1.5 km north of Swan IslandVictoria Swan Island and south of Edwards Point Victoria Edwards Point in the main entrance to Swan Bay from Port Phillip in southern Victoria, Australia . It is part of the Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park and the plants and animals on and around the island are protected, including the critically endangered Orange bellied Parrot . The island is part of the Swan Bay and Port Phillip Bay Islands Important Bird Area , identified as such by BirdLife International . ref cite web url http www.birdata.com.au iba.vm title IBA Swan Bay and Port Phillip Bay Islands accessdate 2011 10 26 work Birdata first last publisher Birds Australia date ref See also Swan Bay External links http www.dpi.vic.gov.au dpi vro portregn.nsf pages port lf sig sites duck Department of Primary Industries coord 38 13 S 144 41 E display title References reflist Category Islands of Victoria Australia Category Protected areas of Victoria Australia Category Port Phillip Category Bellarine Peninsula Category Important Bird Areas of Victoria Australia Melbourne geo stub ... more details
About the Russian islandVictoriaIsland disambiguation VictoriaIsland Image Ostrov victoria.PNG thumb right 300px Image Kara seaVI.PNG thumb right Location of VictoriaIsland in the Arctic Ocean VictoriaIsland Russian language Russ. Ostrov Viktoriya is a small Arctic island situated ... and almost completely covered with ice. Since VictoriaIsland is administered as part of Franz Josef Land, it belongs to the Arkhangelsk Oblast administrative division of Russia . The maximum height of VictoriaIsland is 105 m. The Northwestern cape is known as Cape Knipovich Mys Knipovicha . History The island was discovered on 20 July 1898 by two Norwegian sealing captains, Johannes Nilsen and Ludvig Bernard Sebulonsen. The next day, captain P. W. Nilsen of the steam yacht Victoria , owned by the England English adventurer Arnold Pike , sighted the island and named it after the yacht. Although VictoriaIsland is situated only less than 32 nautical miles c. 60 km off Kvit ya ... included Franz Josef Land and VictoriaIsland. Norway was notified on 6 May and officially protested ... in annexing VictoriaIsland and Franz Josef Land. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not wish ... station and leave a wintering crew on Franz Josef Land, and also to claim VictoriaIsland on behalf of Christensen. The expedition never reached Franz Josef Land nor VictoriaIsland due to severe ... their efforts regarding VictoriaIsland and a new attempt was made the following year. The ship M S Bratvaag arrived at VictoriaIsland on 8 August 1930. At 04 30 a group of seven men went ashore, among ..., Norwegian Arctic Expansionism, VictoriaIsland Russia and the Bratvaag Expedition , Arctic, Vol ... according to the Spitsbergen Treaty in 1920. Consequently, the island was considered Terra nullius ... Lars Christensen of Sandefjord , a whaling tycoon whose expeditions had annexed Bouvet Island and Peter I Island in the Antarctica , funded an expedition of two vessels, S S Torsnes and M C Hvalrossen ... more details
dist2 location2 dist3 location3 dist4 location4 near nw Swan Hill, Victoria Swan Hill near n New South Wales near ne New South Wales near w Castle Donnington, Victoria Castle Donnington near e New South Wales near sw Lake Boga, Victoria Lake Boga near s Fish Point, Victoria Fish Point near se Benjeroop, Victoria Benjeroop Pental Island is a rural locality in Victoria Australia Victoria , Australia , bordering Swan Hill, Victoria in the north. It is an island bounded by the Murray River in the north and the Little Murray River Victoria Little Murray River in the south the Little Murray diverging from the Murray at Fish Point, Victoria Fish Point and converging at Swan Hill. Pental Island is also ... Census in Australia census , Pental Island had a population of 380. ref name Census2006Y Census 2006 AUS id SSC26429 name Pental Island State Suburb accessdate 27 June 2010 quick on ref Two bridges allow access to the island from Victoria, on Pental Island Road at Swan Hill in the west, and on Fish Point Road at Fish Point in the east. There are no crossings to the island over the Murray from New South Wales . Boundary dispute Pental Island is one of two areas the other is Beveridge IslandVictoria Beveridge Island which were the subject of border disputes between the states of Victoria ... River was a continuation of the Loddon River enclosing Pental Island as claimed by Victoria. The dispute was raised in 1871 and was resolved in favour of Victoria by the Judicial Committee, with no detailed ...Infobox Australian Place type town name Pental Island state vic image caption latd 35 latm 25 lats longd 143 longm 45 longs pushpin label position bottom use lga map yes lga Rural City of Swan Hill postcode 3586 coordinates coord 35 25 S 143 45 E type city region AU display inline,title pop 380 pop footnotes ... of Victoria Australia Category Towns in Victoria Australia Category Murray River Category Territorial disputes of Australia Category Borders of Victoria Australia Category Borders of New South ... more details
Refimprove date January 2009 VictoriaIsland VI is an affluent town that encompasses a former island of the same name that sits between Lagos Island and the Lekki Peninsula in the Lagos Lagoon . It is the main business and finance financial centre of Lagos , Nigeria . VictoriaIsland is one of the most exclusive and expensive areas to live in Nigeria. The town and island lie within the boundaries of the Eti ... thumb right 280px An apartment complex on VictoriaIslandVictoriaIsland was originally entirely surrounded ... bridge between VictoriaIsland and Lekki Peninsula ending its existence as a true island. After independence ... connecting VictoriaIsland to Epe. This activity, along with the rapid commercialisation of VictoriaIsland, served to stimulate residential development along the Lekki Epe corridor, starting ... called VictoriaIsland Annex was then cleared and sold to residential buyers. Subsequent reclamation ... VictoriaIsland Lagos.jpg thumb right 280px VictoriaIsland Image VictoriaIsland Lagos3.jpg thumb right 270px VictoriaIsland Originally designated an upscale residential area, failing infrastructure and overcrowding in the old business district on Lagos Island and lax zoning enforcement in VictoriaIsland led to a mass migration of businesses over the last twenty five years. Today, VictoriaIsland ... corporations headquartered on the Island. VictoriaIsland is one of the most exclusive and expensive ... Group includes the Eko Atlantic City , located next to VictoriaIsland. ref http www.corporate nigeria.net ... operate offices on VictoriaIsland. ref http www.gtbank.com contact us corporate address.html Corporate ... Embassy of Russia in Nigeria is located on VictoriaIsland. ref http www.nigeria.mid.ru English main.htm ... Island. VictoriaIsland is also the location of embassies for Germany, Bulgaria, Great Britain and the United ... District, VictoriaIsland Reflist Coord 6 25 52 N 3 24 57 E region NG LA type city display title Category Islands of Nigeria Category Lagos de VictoriaIsland Nigeria sv VictoriaIsland, Nigeria ... more details
VictoriaIsland is an island in the Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta in San Joaquin County, California , twenty kilometres southwest of Stockton, California Stockton . ref cite gnis 237071 VictoriaIsland ref The convert 7200 acre abbr on sing on island is bounded on the north by North Victoria Canal, on the northeast by Middle River, on the southeast by Victoria Canal, and on the south and southwest Old River. Buried impact structure main VictoriaIsland Structure Oil exploration led to the discovery of a possible buried impact structure in the sediments under the island. It was named the VictoriaIsland Structure after the island. ref name Spevack2007 cite journal author Spevack, S. C., Morrow, J. R., Spevack, B. Z. title 3 D seismic and well log analyses of the VictoriaIsland Structure, a Potential Buried Impact Crater, San Joaquin County, California version format .PDF publisher Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXVIII url http www.lpi.usra.edu meetings lpsc2007 pdf 1033.pdf year 2007 accessdate 2009 09 17 ref ref cite news last Roach first John title Giant Meteorite Hit Ancient California, Crater Study Suggests work National Geographic News publisher National Geographic Society date 2007 03 27 url http news.nationalgeographic.com news 2007 03 070327 california crater.html accessdate 2009 09 01 ref See also List of islands of California References reflist coord 37.889925 121.534672 region US CA type isle source gnis 226589 display title Category Islands of the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta Category Islands of San Joaquin County, California SanJoaquinCountyCA geo stub ... more details
Snake Island is a 35 km sup 2 sup sand island, the largest in Corner Inlet , Victoria Australia Victoria , Australia . It lies within the Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Park and is part of a complex of barrier islands that protect a large marine embayment from the pounding waves of Bass Strait . As the island is remote and relatively unspoilt it is popular for bushwalkers and many tracks criss cross the island. Care must be taken on the oceanic beaches as they have rapidly changing tides. A diverse range of flora and fauna makes the island particularly interesting for naturalists. History Snake Island is part of the traditional territory of the Brataualung clan of the Gunai people, who named it Negima . As well as being a place of refuge, it was used as a nuptial island for young couples. Since the 1880s the island has been used by South Gippsland farmers to agist cattle in winter, swimming their stock over a narrow channel at low tide. ref name pn http www.parkweb.vic.gov.au resources05 05 0407.pdf Park Notes Snake Island Camping Guide ref Flora and fauna The vegetation communities of Snake Island include woodland , scrubland , Heath habitat heath , freshwater swamp s, mangrove s and salt marsh . Mammals found on the island include the native Eastern Grey Kangaroo , Swamp Wallaby , Koala and Swamp Antechinus , as well as the introduced Hog Deer . There are many birds present, including the Eastern Ground Parrot . Large numbers of bird migration migratory wader s roost along the coast after feeding on the inlet s extensive intertidal mudflat s. ref name pn References reflist External links http www.parkweb.vic.gov.au 1process details.cfm?place 127 Parks Victoria Snake Island coord 38 45 S 146 33 E display title Category Islands of Victoria Australia Category Protected areas of Victoria Australia Category Gippsland Gippsland geo stub ... more details
links http www.parkweb.vic.gov.au 1park display.cfm?park 113 Parks Victoria Herring Island Environmental Sculpture Park http www.vicnet.net.au herring Friends of Herring Island coord 37.8332 145.0031 format dms dim 500 region AU VIC display title Category Islands of Victoria Australia Category Yarra ...Otheruses Herring Island disambiguation Herring Island is a small island located in Melbourne s Yarra River at South Yarra, Victoria South Yarra , approximately 3 km from the city. It is the only island in the Yarra River. ref name The Age Herring Island is an artificial island that was formed in 1928 by cutting a new path for the Yarra River through an old basalt quarry, as part of a plan to control flooding of the river. The new island, which was initially called Como Island, was leased by the scouts in the 1950s and 1960s. The scouts renamed the island after their president, Sir Edmund Herring , who was also a Lieutenant governor of Victoria Australia Victoria , and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria . ref name The Age cite news newspaper The Age url http www.theage.com.au travel island surprise just a hop skip and a punt from city highrise 20120105 1pmwh.html title Island surprise just a hop, skip and a punt from city high rise accessdate 6 January 2012 last Perkins first Mikki date 6 January 2012 ref Herring Island is currently managed by Parks Victoria and used ... name The Age Herring Island is an important environmental and recreational asset in Melbourne s inner ... River. The Island contains indigenous vegetation, and provides important habitat for native .... Herring Island is also an important recreational resource which provides opportunities for nature study, passive recreation and adventure play. ref name The Age Herring Island is little known to the people of Melbourne despite its prominent position in the Yarra River. For years, the Island ... invasion. ref name The Age Access to the island is from a punt service that leaves from Como landing ... more details
to catch a passenger ferry from Cowes, Victoria Cowes on Phillip IslandVictoria Phillip Island . Geography ... , Long nosed Potoroo . The island is one of only two places in Victoria where the invasive species ... French Island Eco Tours Local Government Areas of Victoria coord 38.35 145.37 format dms dim 50000 ... Australia Category Western Port de French IslandVictoria fr French Island no French IslandVictoria pt Ilha French Victoria simple French IslandVictoria ... town name French Island state vic image Western Port from French Is.jpg caption Looking west over Western Port to Mornington Peninsula from the coast road alternative location map Australia Victoria French Island longd 145.37 area 170 latd 38.35 postcode 3921 pop 89 2006 ref name ABS lga Unincorporated area stategov Electoral district of Bass Bass fedgov Division of Flinders Flinders French Island is the largest coastal island of Victoria Australia Victoria , Australia , located in Western Port , 61 km southeast of Melbourne, Australia Melbourne . In 1997 about 70 per cent of the island was declared the French Island National Park , and is listed in the register of the National Estate. The island is an unincorporated area and declared locality of Victoria. French Island is relatively isolated and undeveloped. There are no mains water, mains electricity, or medical services on the island ... tribal songs, the Bunarong Tribe lived and hunted on French Island, until they were massacred ... , since anglicised as French Island. Citation needed date June 2009 1847 First settled by William and John Gardner. 1880s Koalas introduced to the island. 1890s Establishment of several village settlements ... kilns. 17 July 1916 McLeod Prison Farm opens. 1967 The SECV proposes the island as the site of the first ... cent of the island declared as part of the French Island National Park. May 2002 waters directly north of French Island declared as French Island Marine National Park . Tankerton Post Office opened on 3 ... more details
Norman Island is approximately 4 km west of Picnic Point, Wilsons Promontory in Victoria Australia Victoria , Australia at 39 01 S, 146 15 E. It is proclaimed as a Remote and Natural Area under the National Parks Act. The island is part of the Wilsons Promontory Islands Important Bird Area , identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabird s. ref cite web url http www.birdata.com.au iba.vm title IBA Wilsons Promontory Islands accessdate 2011 11 29 work Birdata first last publisher Birds Australia date ref External links http www.parkweb.vic.gov.au 1park display.cfm?park 273 Parks Victoria Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park References reflist coord 39 01 S 146 15 E source enwiki plaintext parser display title Category Islands of Victoria Australia Category Wilsons Promontory Category Important Bird Areas of Victoria Australia Gippsland geo stub ... more details
Infobox Australian Place name Gateway Island image caption state vic type town use lga map yes longd 146.897 latd 36.096 pushpin label position top lga City of Wodonga est postcode 3694 pop elevation maxtemp mintemp rainfall stategov Electoral district of Benambra Benambra fedgov Division of Indi Indi region Northeast Victoria dist1 dir1 location1 dist2 dir2 location2 dist3 location3 dist4 location4 Gateway Island is an unpopulated suburb of the City of Wodonga Local Government Areas of Australia Local Government Area in northeast Victoria, Australia , adjacent to the Murray River and bounded in the south by the Wodonga Creek. References Reflist Towns in the City of Wodonga Coord 36 05 30 S 146 54 04 E display title region AU VIC type city Category Towns in Victoria Australia Category Murray River Category Islands of Victoria Australia VictoriaAU geo stub ... more details
Denny Island is an island on the British Columbia Coast Central Coast of British Columbia , Canada , just east of the community of Bella Bella, British Columbia Bella Bella , aka Waglisla, on Campbell Island British Columbia Campbell Island . Denny Island is the location of Old Bella Bella, British Columbia Old Bella Bella , now mainly abandoned but home to Canadian Coast Guard and Fisheries & Oceans bases, and the locality of Shearwater, British Columbia Shearwater , home to Shearwater Marine. Denny Island has a population of 138. ref http www12.statcan.ca census recensement 2006 dp pd prof 92 591 details Page.cfm?Lang E&Geo1 CSD&Code1 5945006&Geo2 PR&Code2 59&Data Count&SearchText shearwater&SearchType Contains&SearchPR 59&B1 All&Custom 2006 Canada Census ref ref BCGNIS 14488 Denny Island ref Name origin blockquote Also Denny Rock, Queen Charlotte Sound. Named c1866 by Captain Pender, after Lieutenant D Arcy Anthony Denny, commander on this station 1866 68, HM gunboat HMS Forward 1855 Forward , being succeeded in June of the latter year by Lieutenant T.H. Larcom. Victoria Colonist , 16 June 1868 . Entered the service, 1850 lieutenant, 1858 commanding paddle gunboat HMS Coromandel Coromandel , China, 1864 commander, 1868 served on SE coast of South America in command of gun vessel HMS Dart Dart , 1872 76 appointed to the Coast Guard service on his return to England, 1876, where he remained until his death in 1883. ref Walbran, John T British Columbia Coast Names, 1592 1906 their origin and history Ottawa, 1909 republished for the Vancouver Public Library by J.J. Douglas Ltd, Vancouver, 1971 ref blockquote See also Denny Island England References reflist coord 52 08 00 N 128 00 00 W display title Category Islands of British Columbia Category Central Coast of British Columbia BritishColumbiaCoast geo stub ... more details
Infobox Australian place type town name Swan Island city state vic image Swan island map.PNG caption Map of Swan Island lga Borough of Queenscliffe postcode 3225 est pop area 1.40 stategov Electoral district of Bellarine Bellarine fedgov Division of Corangamite Corangamite near nw Swan Bay, Victoria Swan Bay near n Port Phillip Bay near ne Port Phillip Bay near w Swan Bay, Victoria Swan Bay near e Port Phillip Bay near sw Queenscliff, Victoria Queenscliff near s Queenscliff, Victoria Queenscliff near se Port Phillip Bay dist1 location1 File Swan Island from Swan Bay Jetty.jpg thumb right 300px Swan Island, view from Swan Bay Jetty File Sand Island, Queenscliff.jpg thumb right 300px View across Queenscliff Harbour to Sand Island and Swan Island Swan Island is a 1.4 km sup 2 sup sand barrier island which, with Duck IslandVictoria Duck Island and the Edwards Point Victoria Edwards Point spit, separate Swan Bay from Port Phillip in Victoria Australia Victoria , Australia . It lies close to and north of the town of Queenscliff, Victoria Queenscliff at the eastern end of the Bellarine Peninsula , and is an official bounded locality of the Borough of Queenscliffe . Description Swan Island Swan Island is home only to the Queenscliff Golf Club, which occupies the western end of the island ... the central and eastern parts of the island. It also serves as the land access point for the Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club on Sand Island. It can be reached by a one lane vehicular bridge and causeway from Queenscliff via the small saltmarsh covered Rabbit Island. Access to both Swan and Sand ... of the island is Stingaree Bight. Sand Island Swan Island now adjoins Sand Island, formed by the cutting ... resulted in longshore drift of sand north eastwards to connect Sand Island with Swan Island and create two lagoon s. Environment Swan Island s natural vegetation includes areas of coastal scrub, relict patches of coastal woodland and extensive areas of salt marsh saltmarsh . The island is part of the Swan ... more details
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