The Actaeon Island, part of the Actaeon Island Group, is a 15.65-hectare (38.7-acre) dolerite island and game reserve located at the southern entrance to the D'Entrecasteaux Channel between Bruny Island and the mainland, that lies close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is named for the ship Actaeon, which wrecked there in 1822.[2]

Actaeon Island

The Friars are four steep dolerite rocks, part of the Actaeon Island Group, lying close to Bruny Island, at the southern entrance to the D'Entrecasteaux Channel. They form part of South Bruny National Park and host a male Australian fur seal colony.
Actaeon Island Location of the Actaeon Island in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel
Geography
Location	D'Entrecasteaux Channel
Coordinates	43°31′S 146°59′E
Archipelago	Actaeon Island Group
Area	15.65 ha (38.7 acres)[1]
Highest elevation	14 m (46 ft)[1]
Administration
Australia
State	Tasmania

There is a navigation beacon on the highest point, 14 metres (46 ft) AHD .[1][3]

Actaeon Island Group

The Actaeon Island Group consists of:

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the little penguin, short-tailed shearwater and sooty oystercatcher. European rabbits occur on the island and seals occasionally haul-out there. The metallic skink is present.[1] The endangered orange-bellied parrot is historically from the Actaeon Island.[4]

See also

• List of islands of Tasmania

References

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