North East Isle
Location of the North East Isle in Bass Strait | |
Geography | |
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Location | Bass Strait |
Coordinates | 39°26′24″S 147°22′12″E / 39.44000°S 147.37000°E |
Archipelago | Kent Group |
Area | 32.62 ha (80.6 acres) |
Highest elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
Administration | |
State | Tasmania |
Demographics | |
Population | unpopulated |
The North East Isle, part of the Kent Group, is an unpopulated 32.62-hectare (80.6-acre) granite island, located in the Bass Strait, lying off the north-east coast of Tasmania, between the Furneaux Group and Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia.[1]
The island has a peak elevation of 125 metres (410 ft) above mean sea level and is contained within the Kent Group National Park. The island has been unmodified by human activity.
Fauna
[edit]Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion, common diving-petrel, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. Also present are the white-footed dunnart and White's skink.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "North East Isle (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
External links
[edit]- Parks and Wildlife Service (2005). "Kent Group National Park (Terrestrial Portion) Management Plan 2005". Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts. Hobart: Tasmanian Government. ISBN 0-9751743-4-7. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2016.