St Helens Island
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| Waters | Tasman Sea | |
| Geographical location | 41 ° 20 ′ S , 148 ° 20 ′ E | |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
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St Helens Island is a granite island with an area of 51 hectares , on the northeast coast of Tasmania , Australia . The island is part of the Waterhouse Island Group . The island is a protected area and was burned down in the past, but it is still badly affected by rabbits . The island is part of the St Helens Important Bird Area .
fauna
Among the recorded on the island of sea birds are little penguin , petrel , white-faced storm petrel , Pacific Gull and Silver Gull . Wild rabbits were introduced. Skinks live on the island .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ IBA: St Helens (Tasmania) . In: Birdata . Birds Australia. Retrieved October 24, 2011.