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The Battery Island, part of the Passage Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 2-hectare (4.9-acre) granite island, located in Bass Strait south of Cape Barren Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.[2][3][1]

Battery Island
Battery Island
Location of the Battery Island in Bass Strait
Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates40°27′00″S 148°10′12″E
ArchipelagoPassage Group, part of the Furneaux Group
Area2 ha (4.9 acres)[1]
Length100 m (300 ft)[1]
Width20 m (70 ft)[1]
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania

Fauna


Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include little penguin, Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher and Caspian tern.[1][4]


See also



References


  1. Skira, I. J.; Brothers, N. P. (October 1987). "Seabird islands No 174, Babel Island, Furneaux Group, Tasmania" (PDF). Corella. 11 (3): 83–84. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  2. "Battery Island (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  3. "Small Bass Strait Island Reserves. Draft Management Plan". Department of Primary Industries,Water and Environment, Tasmanian Government. October 2000. Archived from the original on 30 March 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  4. 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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