The South West Isle, part of the Kent Group, is an unpopulated 19.09-hectare (47.2-acre) granite island, located in the Bass Strait, lying off the north-east coast of Tasmania, between the Furneaux Group and Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia.[1]

South West Isle

The South West Isle, as located within the Kent Group.
South West Isle Location of the South West Isle in Bass Strait
Geography
Location	Bass Strait
Coordinates	39°31′12″S 147°07′12″E
Archipelago	Kent Group
Area	19.1 ha (47 acres)
Highest elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Administration
Australia
State	Tasmania
Demographics
Population	unpopulated

The island has a peak elevation of 120 metres (390 ft) and is contained within the Kent Group National Park, Tasmania's northernmost national park, which was gazetted in 2002.

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird, wader and waterbird species include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion, common diving-petrel, Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher and Cape Barren goose. Reptiles present are the metallic skink, Bougainville's skink and White's skink.[2]

See also

• List of islands of Tasmania
• Protected areas of Tasmania

References

External links

• Parks and Wildlife Service (2005). Kent Group National Park (Terrestrial Portion) Management Plan 2005. Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts. Hobart: Tasmanian Government. ISBN 0-9751743-4-7.

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