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The Bass Pyramid, part of the Furneaux Group, is a small, two sectioned oval, steep-sided 100-square-metre (1,100 sq ft) unpopulated granite island, located in Bass Strait, lying north of the Flinders Island and south of the Kent Group, in Tasmania, Australia.[1] A rock bridge connects the two sections.
  Bass Pyramid Location of the Bass Pyramid in Bass Strait | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 39°49′12″S 147°14′24″E |
| Archipelago | Furneaux Group |
| Area | 21,600 m2 (233,000 sq ft) |
| Length | 220 km (137 mi) |
| Width | 140 km (87 mi) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
| Demographics | |
| Population | unpopulated |
The island was used intermittently from the 1940s until 1988 as a bombing and shelling target by the Australian airforce and navy. On 5 April 1978 the island was proclaimed part of a nature reserve.
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include fairy prion, common diving-petrel, Pacific gull, silver gull, Australasian gannet and sooty oystercatcher. It is also a haul-out site for Australian fur seals.[2] The seals were hunted here in the 19th century.[3] The dangers of the site resulted in at least three sealers losing their lives here.[4]
See also
References
- "Bass Pyramid(TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- 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
- Parry Kostoglou (1996), Sealing in Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service, p.117-8.
- Kostoglou, p.118.
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[de] Bass Pyramid
Bass Pyramid ist eine unbewohnte Insel der Furneaux-Gruppe in der Bass-Straße in Tasmanien.- [en] Bass Pyramid
[fr] Pyramide de Bass
La pyramide de Bass, est un petit îlot australien de 100 m2 de forme ovale, aux pentes abruptes, situé dans l'archipel Furneaux, dans le détroit de Bass, au nord de l'île Flinders. L'îlot est administrativement rattaché à l'État de Tasmanie.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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