Mile IslandLocation of the Mile Island in Bass Strait | |
Geography | |
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Location | Bass Strait |
Coordinates | 40°07′12″S 147°54′36″E / 40.12000°S 147.91000°E / -40.12000; 147.91000 |
Archipelago | Big Green Group, part of the Furneaux Group |
Area | 4 ha (9.9 acres) |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Tasmania |
The Mile Island, part of the Big Green Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 4-hectare (9.9-acre) granite island, located in Bass Strait west of Flinders Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia. The island is partly contained within a conservation area; and is part of the Chalky, Big Green and Badger Island Groups Important Bird Area.
Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, Pacific gull, sooty oystercatcher and black-faced cormorant. The metallic skink is present.
See also
References
- "Mile Island (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ 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
- "IBA: Chalky, Big Green and Badger Island Groups". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
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