Courts Island

Courts Island

Courts Island is a dolerite island with an area of 15.83 ha in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Actaeon Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, at the southern entrance to the D'Entrecasteaux Channel between Bruny Island and the mainland. It is connected to Bruny Island by a spit at low tide, and is part of South Bruny National Park.[1]

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird species are the Little Penguin, Short-tailed Shearwater and Sooty Shearwater. Feral cats are present.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b 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

Coordinates: 43°29′S 147°08′E / 43.483°S 147.133°E / -43.483; 147.133



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