Penguin Island (Tasmania)
- Penguin Island (Tasmania)
Penguin Island is a small island, with an area of 2.73 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the North Coast Group, lying in southern Bass Strait near Devonport in north-west Tasmania. It is part of the Narawntapu National Park. An estimated 100 pairs of Little Penguins breed on the island.[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
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* Penguin Islet (Tasmania)
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