Hog Island (Tasmania)

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Hog Island is a small island nature reserve, with an area of 0.35 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Sloping Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas.[1]

[edit] Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are Pacific Gull, Kelp Gull, Sooty Oystercatcher and Caspian Tern.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 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

Coordinates: 42°56′S 147°39′E / 42.933°S 147.65°E / -42.933; 147.65


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