Entrance Island (Tasmania)
- Entrance Island (Tasmania)
Entrance Island is a low island with an area of 6.1 ha in south-eastern Australia. It lies at the entrance to Macquarie Harbour in western Tasmania. It contains a light beacon and jetty.[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 species are the Little Penguin (100 pairs) and Short-tailed Shearwater (1900 pairs). The Metallic Skink is present.References
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