Snake Island (Tasmania)

Snake Island is a small, low-lying island in southeastern Australia. It is part of the Betsey Island Group, lying close to the southeastern coast of Tasmania around Bruny Island, in the D'entrcasteaux channel.[1][2]

Flora and fauna

Trees on the island include Allocasuarinas and eucalypts. Pacific gulls have attempted to breed there.[3]

References

Notes
  1. Brothers et al (2001), p.607.
  2. Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002 (PDF), Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service, 2002, archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2006, retrieved 20 July 2006
  3. Brothers et al (2001), p.607.

Sources
  • 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

43°10′22″S 147°17′34″E


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