Hog Island is a small island and nature reserve, with an area of 0.35 hectares (0.86 acres), part of the Sloping Island Group, lying in the Frederick Henry Bay, close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is situated around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas.[1]
 Hog Island (left) and the nearby larger Sloping Island (right) | |
  Hog Island Location in Tasmania | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Frederick Henry Bay |
| Coordinates | 42°56′24″S 147°39′00″E / 42.94000°S 147.65000°E |
| Archipelago | Sloping Island Group |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are Pacific gull, kelp gull, sooty oystercatcher and Caspian tern.[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b 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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