Long Islet (Tasmania)

The Long Islet, part of the Hogan Group, is a 22.85-hectare (56.5-acre) unpopulated long, narrow granite island, located in northern Bass Strait, lying north of the Furneaux Group in Tasmania and south of Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, in south-eastern Australia.[1][2]

Long Islet
Map of the Hogan Group showing Long Islet.
Long Islet
Location of the Long Islet in Bass Strait
Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates39°12′00″S 147°00′00″E
ArchipelagoHogan Group
Area22.85 ha (56.5 acres)
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, Pacific gull, silver gull and sooty oystercatcher. White's skink is present.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Long Islet (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. 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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