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Outer Sister Island, part of the Sister Islands Conservation Area, is a granite and dolerite island, with an area of 545 hectares (2.10 sq mi), located in Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia.
 View of Outer Sister Island, looking west | |
  Outer Sister Island Location of Outer Sister Island in Bass Strait | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 39°39′S 147°59′E |
| Archipelago | Furneaux Group |
| Area | 5.45 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
Location and features
The Outer Sister Island is located north of Flinders Island in the Furneaux Group. The island is grazed by sheep and annual muttonbirding takes place.[1]
Seabirds and waders recorded as breeding on the island include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, silver gull, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. Resident reptiles are the metallic skink, White's skink, white-lipped snake, lowland copperhead and tiger snake. Apart from the sheep, mammals present on the island include the Tasmanian pademelon and the introduced house mouse, as well as feral cats.[1]
See also
- List of islands of Tasmania
- Inner Sister Island
- Shag Reef
References
- Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; Halley, Vanessa (2001). Tasmania's Offshore Islands : seabirds and other natural features. Hobart, Tasmania: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X.
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Outer Sister Island è un'isola che fa parte del Sisters Island Group, un sottogruppo delle isole Furneaux, che si trovano nello stretto di Bass in Tasmania (Australia). L'isola, che appartiene alla municipalità di Flinders, è compresa nella Sister Islands Conservation Area[1].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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