Little Island (Tasmania)

Little Island (Tasmania)

Little Island is a granite island, with an area of 3 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Sentinel Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait off the north-west coast of Flinders Island in the Furneaux Group.

Fauna

Seabirds and waders recorded as breeding on the island include Little Penguin, Short-tailed Shearwater, White-faced Storm-Petrel, Pacific Gull, Caspian Tern and Sooty Oystercatcher.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]

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