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The New Year Island, part of the New Year Group, is a 98.22-hectare (242.7-acre) granite island and game reserve located in the Great Australian Bight, lying off the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia.[1] While much smaller in area than the adjacent King Island, the New Year Island lends its name to the island group due to its European discovery a few days earlier than the King Island.[2][3]
 New Year Island, located top left, relative to King Island | |
  New Year Island Location of New Year Island in the Great Australian Bight, west of the Bass Strait | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Roaring Forties, Great Australian Bight |
| Coordinates | 39°40′12″S 143°49′12″E |
| Archipelago | New Year Group |
| Total islands | 5 |
| Major islands | King Island |
| Area | 98.22 ha (242.7 acres) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
| LGA | Municipality of King Island |
The island forms part of the King Island Important Bird Area because of its importance for breeding seabirds and waders.[4]
Other islands in the King Island Group include King, Christmas, Little Christmas, and Councillor islands.
Fauna
Breeding seabird and shorebird species include short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion, Pacific gull, silver gull and sooty oystercatcher. Reptiles include tiger snake, white's skink, metallic skink and eastern blue-tongued lizard. A species of mouse is present.[3]
See also
References
- "New Year Island (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- "Travel: King Island". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; Halley, Vanessa (2001). Tasmania's Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Hobart: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. pp. 50–51. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X.
- "King Island". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
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[de] New Year Island (Tasmanien)
New Year Island (englisch für Neujahrsinsel) ist eine unbewohnte, 98,22 Hektar große Insel im Südosten Australiens, die zum Bundesstaat Tasmanien gehört. Sie ist Teil und zugleich Namensgeber der New-Year-Island-Gruppe. Weiter südlich liegt, getrennt durch eine etwa 600 Meter breite Meerespassage, das etwas kleinere, gleichfalls unbewohnte Eiland Christmas Island; die nächstgelegene bewohnte Insel ist in östlicher bis südlicher Richtung King Island in einer Entfernung von etwa fünf Kilometern.[1]- [en] New Year Island (Tasmania)
[fr] Île du Nouvel-An (Tasmanie)
L'île du Nouvel-An (en anglais : New Year Island) est une île d'une superficie de 98,22 ha, située en Tasmanie, au sud-est de l'Australie. Domaine de chasse, elle fait partie de l'archipel du Nouvel-An (en) qui comprend l'île King[1], plus vaste, qui se trouve au nord-ouest de la Tasmanie, dans le détroit de Bass. L'île fait partie de la zone importante pour la conservation des oiseaux de l'île King en raison de son importance pour la reproduction des oiseaux de mer et des limicoles[2].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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