The Little Swan Island, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, is a 12.64-hectare (31.2-acre) uninhabited granite island situated in Banks Strait, part of Bass Strait, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia.[1]
 Little Swan Island lies behind Swan Island in this aerial photo. | |
  Little Swan Island Location of Swan Island off the coast of Tasmania | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Banks Strait, Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 40°43′S 148°04′E / 40.717°S 148.067°E |
| Archipelago | Waterhouse Island Group |
| Area | 12.64 ha (31.2 acres) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Other islands in the Waterhouse Group include[1] the Ninth, Tenth, Waterhouse, Little Waterhouse, Maclean, Baynes, Cygnet, Foster, Swan, Bird Rock, George Rocks, St Helens, and Paddys islands.
Fauna
editRecorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, common diving-petrel, white-faced storm-petrel, Pacific gull, sooty oystercatcher and Australian pelican. The pelican colony is the southernmost in Australia. The metallic skink is present.[1]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c 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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