The Mile Island, part of the Big Green Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 4-hectare (9.9-acre) granite island, located in Bass Strait west of Flinders Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.[1] The island is partly contained within a conservation area;[2] and is part of the Chalky, Big Green and Badger Island Groups Important Bird Area.[3]

Mile Island

Mile Island Location of the Mile Island in Bass Strait
Geography
Location	Bass Strait
Coordinates	40°07′12″S 147°54′36″E
Archipelago	Big Green Group, part of the Furneaux Group
Area	4 ha (9.9 acres)
Administration
Australia
State	Tasmania

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, Pacific gull, sooty oystercatcher and black-faced cormorant. The metallic skink is present.[2]

See also

• List of islands of Tasmania

References

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