Picnic Island
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Picnic Island is a small, privately owned, rocky island, with an area of about one hectare, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Schouten Island Group, lying close to the eastern coast of Tasmania near the Freycinet Peninsula. It is composed of sandstone overlying granite.[1]
Picnic Island has recently been put on sale by its owner, with an asking price of $500,000 - $1 million.[2]
[edit] Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird species are Little Penguin and Short-tailed Shearwater. The Spotted Skink is present.[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
- ^ Your own private island for a bargain $500,000
Coordinates: 42°07′S 148°16′E / 42.117°S 148.267°E
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