Inner Sister Island
Inner Sister Island is an island, with an area of 748 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Sisters Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait off the northern point of Flinders Island in the Furneaux Group. The island is grazed by sheep and annual muttonbirding takes place.[1]
Other islands in the Sisters Group are:
[edit] Fauna
Seabirds and waders recorded as breeding on the island include Little Penguin, Short-tailed Shearwater, Silver Gull, Pacific Gull, Pied Oystercatcher and Sooty Oystercatcher. Resident reptiles are the Three-lined Skink, White's Skink, White-lipped Snake and Tiger Snake. Apart from the sheep, mammals present on the island include the Eastern Barred Bandicoot, Tasmanian Pademelon and the introduced European Hare.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ 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: 39°41′S 147°55′E / 39.683°S 147.917°E
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