Governor Island (Tasmania)
- Governor Island (Tasmania)
Governor Island comprises two small granite islands, with a combined area of about 2 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Schouten Island Group, lying close to the eastern coast of Tasmania near the Freycinet Peninsula and the town of Bicheno. It is a nature reserve.[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
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are Little Penguin, Silver Gull, Sooty Oystercatcher and Crested Tern.References
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