Inner Sister Island
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 View of Inner Sister Island, looking west | |
  Inner Sister Island Location of Inner Sister Island in Bass Strait | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 39°41′S 147°55′E / 39.683°S 147.917°E |
| Archipelago | Furneaux Group |
| Area | 748 ha (1,850 acres) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
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.
Location and features[edit]
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]
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References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Harris, Stephen; Reid, Anthony, eds. (2010). Inner (West) Sister Island Scientific Expedition (PDF). Hobart: Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. ISBN 978-0-7246-6573-0.
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