The Governor Island, part of the Schouten Island Group, comprise two small granite islands with a combined area of about 2 hectares (4.9 acres) that lie close to the eastern coast of Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia. The island is located near the Freycinet Peninsula and the town of Bicheno and is a nature reserve.[1][2]
![]() Part of Governor Island seen from Whalers Lookout in Bicheno | |
![]() ![]() Governor Island Location in Tasmania | |
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Location | East Coast Tasmania |
Coordinates | 41°52′22.33″S 148°18′44.87″E |
Archipelago | Schouten Island Group |
Area | 2 ha (4.9 acres) |
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State | Tasmania |
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Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher and crested tern.[1]
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