Seal Island (Encounter Bay)
 Seal Island
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| Location | Encounter Bay |
| Coordinates | 35°34′36″S 138°38′40″E / 35.57679°S 138.64433°ECoordinates: 35°34′36″S 138°38′40″E / 35.57679°S 138.64433°E |
| Area | 1 ha (2.5 acres) |
| Highest elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
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| Population | 0 |
Seal Island, also known as Seal Rock, is an island located in Encounter Bay off the south coast of Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia approximately 2.7 kilometres (1.7 miles) south-east of Victor Harbor. Since 1979, it has been part of the West Island Conservation Park.
Seal Island is located about 2.7 kilometres (1.7 miles) south-east of Victor Harbor and 3.7 kilometres (2.3 miles) east-north east of Rosetta Head (also known as The Bluff). The island is described as being ‘a 1 hectare (2.5 acres) mound of tumbled granite bounders scoured of soil’ that ‘reaches 12 m above sea level’. The island is also known as Seal Rock.
As of 1996, Seal Island was observed as having no vegetation while the only vertebrate animals observed was a breeding colony of Silver gulls.
The island's name is reported as suggesting the presence of an Australian sea lion or a colony on the island during the early 19th century.
Since 1979, Seal Island has been part of the West Island Conservation Park. Since 2012, the waters surrounding its shores are located within the boundaries of the Encounter Marine Park.
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