The Low Islets, part of the Passage Group within the Furneaux Group, is a close pair of unpopulated small granite islands with a combined area of 2 hectares (4.9 acres), located in Bass Strait, south of Cape Barren Island, and west of both Spike and Clarke islands, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.[1][2]

Low Islets

An aerial view of Clarke Island, centre; with the Low Islets being two small islands in foreground; with Spike Island closer to Clarke Island.
Low Islets Location of the Low Islets in Bass Strait
Geography
Location	Bass Strait
Coordinates	40°33′36″S 148°14′24″E
Archipelago	Passage Group, part of the Furneaux Group
Total islands	2
Area	2 ha (4.9 acres)
Administration
Australia
State	Tasmania

Fauna

The island is one of only three sites where pelicans breed in Tasmania.[2] Recorded breeding seabird, wader and waterbird species include little penguin, Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher, black-faced cormorant, Australian pelican, Caspian tern, crested tern and white-fronted tern.[3]

See also

• List of islands of Tasmania

References

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