Craggy Island (Tasmania)
Craggy Island is a rugged granite island, with an area of 38.88 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Bass Pyramid Group lying in northern Bass Strait between Flinders Island and the Kent Group.
Craggy Island | |
Geography | |
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Location | Bass Strait |
Coordinates | 39°41′14″S 147°40′41″E |
Archipelago | Bass Pyramid Group |
Area | 39 ha (96 acres) |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Tasmania |
Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion, common diving-petrel, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. The metallic skink is present.[2]
References
- Parry Kostoglou, Sealing in Tasmania historical research project, Hobart, Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service, 1996, p.117.
- 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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