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The Maclean Island, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, is a 1.11-hectare (2.7-acre) uninhabited granite islet, situated in Banks Strait, part of Bass Strait, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia.[1]

Maclean Island
Maclean Island
Location of Maclean Island off the coast of Tasmania
Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates40°45′S 147°56′E
ArchipelagoWaterhouse Island Group
Area1.11 ha (2.7 acres)
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Other islands in the Waterhouse Group include Ninth, Tenth, Waterhouse, Little Waterhouse, Baynes, St Helens, Foster, Swan, Little Swan, Cygnet and Paddys islands and Bird Rock and George Rocks islets.[1]


Fauna


Pacific gulls nest on the island
Pacific gulls nest on the island

Recorded breeding seabird species are the little penguin and Pacific gull. The Cape Barren goose has also nested on the island.[1]


See also



References


  1. 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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Maclean Island ist eine Insel mit einer Fläche von 1,11 Hektar an der nordöstlichen Küste von Tasmanien, Australien. Die Insel ist Teil der Waterhouse-Island-Gruppe.[1]
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