Inner Sister Island, part of the Sister Islands Conservation Area, is a granite and dolerite island, with an area of 748 hectares (2.89 sq mi), located in Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia.

Inner Sister Island
View of Inner Sister Island, looking west
Inner Sister Island is located in Tasmania
Inner Sister Island
Inner Sister Island
Location of Inner Sister Island in Bass Strait
Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates39°41′S 147°55′E / 39.683°S 147.917°E / -39.683; 147.917
ArchipelagoFurneaux Group
Area748 ha (1,850 acres)
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania

Location and features

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The Inner Sister Island is located north of Flinders Island in the Furneaux Group. The island is grazed by sheep and annual muttonbirding takes place.[1]

Seabirds and waders recorded as breeding on the island include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, silver gull, Pacific gull, pied oystercatcher and sooty oystercatcher. Resident reptiles are the three-lined skink, White's skink, white-lipped snake and tiger snake. Apart from the sheep, mammals present on the island include the eastern barred bandicoot, Tasmanian pademelon and the introduced European hare.[1]

See also

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References

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