geo.wikisort.org - IslandThe Storehouse Island, part of the Babel Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 20-hectare (49-acre) unpopulated granite island, located in Bass Strait, lying off the east coast of Flinders Island, Tasmania, south of Victoria, in south-eastern Australia.[1][2][3]
Granite island in Tasmania, Australia
Storehouse IslandAn aerial photo of Storehouse Island, bottom centre; with the much larger Babel Island pictured in the background. Cat Island is pictured bottom right. |
Location of the Storehouse Island in Bass Strait |
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Location | Bass Strait |
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Coordinates | 39°57′00″S 148°21′36″E |
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Archipelago | Babel Group, part of the Furneaux Group |
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Area | 20 ha (49 acres) |
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State | Tasmania |
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Population | unpopulated |
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The Storehouse Island forms part of the Babel Island Group Important Bird Area.[4]
Fauna
Seabirds and waders recorded as breeding on the island include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, silver gull, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. Resident reptiles include metallic skink and tiger snake. The rakali is thought to visit the island.[3]
See also
- Australia portal
- Islands portal
References
- "Stonehouse Island (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- "Small Bass Strait Island Reserves. Draft Management Plan". Department of Primary Industries,Water and Environment, Tasmanian Government. October 2000. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- 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
- "IBA: Babel Island Group". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
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Islands located in the Bass Strait |
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