Tenth Island

Tenth Island

Tenth Island is a small island nature reserve, sometimes called “Barrenjoey”, with an area of 900 m2, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Waterhouse Island Group, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania. It has no vegetation and much of it is wave-washed in winter storms.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]

Fauna

The island is home to a significant breeding colony of Australian Fur Seals, with up to 400 pups born each year, though many drown in storms. Black-faced Cormorants also breed on the island and Little Penguins roost there.

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