24. Long Island

This information has been developed from the publication:

Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the South Gippsland Marine and Coastal Parks (1989) Neville Rosengren.
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Location	385990. Four km SSE of Townsends Point. The island is 1 km offshore of the Yanakie dune coast.
Access:	Boat access in Bennison Channel or Middle Channel.
Significant Features:	This marsh island has a limited area of mangrove and features a large number of ponds in the salt marsh. The northern and western shores are in a phase of rapid erosion with extensive shoreline retreat between 1940 and 1984 noted by Vanderzee (1988).
Significance Level:	Regional. The island is part of an ongoing monitoring programme commenced by Vanderzee (1988).
Management Issues:	No applicable.
Research & Monitoring Requirements:	Continuation of the monitoring and mapping programme.
Public Interpretation Possibilities:	Not appropriate.
Main References:	Vanderzee, M. P. (1988). 'Changes in saltmarsh vegetation as an early indication of sea-level rise' in Greenhouse: Planning for Climatic Change ed. by G. I. Pearman, CSIRO, Melb.

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