Little Swan Island (Tasmania)

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Little Swan Island
Swan Island seen from the east with Little Swan Island at the top right of the picture
Swan Island seen from the east
with Little Swan Island at the top right of the picture
Waters Bass Street
Geographical location 40 ° 43 ′  S , 148 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 43 ′  S , 148 ° 4 ′  E
Little Swan Island (Tasmania) (Tasmania)
Little Swan Island (Tasmania)

Little Swan Island is an island with an area of ​​12.64  hectares on the north-eastern coast of Tasmania , Australia . The island is part of the Waterhouse Island Group .

fauna

Among the established on the island nesting seabirds include little penguin , petrel , white-faced storm petrel , Pacific Gull , sooty oystercatcher and Australian Pelican . The southernmost colony of African pelicans in Australia lives on the island. There are skinks .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Nigel Brothers , David Pemberton, Helen Pryor, Vanessa Halley: Tasmania's Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart 2001 ISBN 0-7246-4816-X .