Steep Island

Steep Island

Steep Island, also known as Steep Head, is a 21.6 ha island in Bass Strait in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Hunter Island Group and lies between north-west Tasmania and King Island. It was once used for grazing sheep but title has been transferred to the Tasmanian Aboriginal community; with an estimated 250,000 shearwater burrows present, it is principally used for muttonbirding.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

Breeding seabirds and shorebirds include Little Penguin, Short-tailed Shearwater, Common Diving-Petrel, Pacific Gull, Silver Gull, Sooty Oystercatcher and Black-faced Cormorant. Tiger Snakes have been introduced to the island and pose a threat to breeding seabirds.

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