Rum Island (Tasmania)

Rum Island (Tasmania)

Rum Island is a granite island, with an area of 13.5 ha, just south of Preservation Island in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Preservation Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait south-west of Cape Barren Island in the Furneaux Group. It is part of the "Sydney Cove" historic site.

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include Little Penguin, Short-tailed Shearwater, Pacific Gull, Sooty Oystercatcher and Caspian Tern. The Metallic Skink is present on the island.Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). "Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features". Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X]

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