Geography | |
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Location | Gulf St Vincent |
Coordinates | 35°07′04″S 137°49′38″E / 35.11766°S 137.82733°E |
Area | 2 ha (4.9 acres)[1] |
Highest elevation | 5 m (16 ft)[1] |
Administration | |
Australia |
Troubridge Island is an island located in the south west corner of Gulf St Vincent in South Australia near the eastern edge of the Troubridge Shoals off the east coast of Yorke Peninsula about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast by east of the town of Edithburgh It is notable for being a site of an operating lighthouse from 1856 until 2002 and as a site for a sea bird rookery. Since 1982, the island has been part of the Troubridge Island Conservation Park.