Long Island (Tasmania)

Long Island (Tasmania)

Long Island is a granite and dolerite island, with an area of 313 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Long Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait north-west of Cape Barren Island in the Furneaux Group.

History

The island was first settled in the early 1800s and was intended to be the main centre of habitation in the Furneaux Group. Due to the island's small size the settlers, at one stage numbering a hundred, outgrew the island resources. The population, having to relocate or face starvation, moved to adjacent Cape Barren Island. Long Island held Australia's first post office south of Sydney. It is currently not permanently inhabited and is used to graze sheep.

Flora and fauna

Much of Long Island has been heavily grazed and regularly burnt over a long period. There are patches of remnant "Melaleuca" scrub at the western end of the island, and the southernmost community of "Melaleuca armillaris" in Australia is found here. Recorded breeding seabird, wader and waterbird species include Little Penguin, Pacific Gull, Silver Gull, Sooty Oystercatcher, Pied Oystercatcher, Hooded Plover, Cape Barren Goose, Black Swan and Grey Teal. Reptiles present include the Metallic Skink, Spotted Skink, Eastern Three-lined Skink and Lowland Copperhead. The Tasmanian Pademelon is present. Feral goats have been eradicated.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]

References

*Gazetteer of Australia | name = Long Island | id = 210659


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