Sloping Island
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Sloping Island, incorporating the adjacent Sloping Reef, is an island nature reserve, with an area of 117 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 Little Penguin, Short-tailed Shearwater, Pacific Gull, Sooty Oystercatcher and Pied Oystercatcher. Mammals present include Common Ringtail Possums and European Rabbits.[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: 42°57′S 147°38′E / 42.95°S 147.633°E
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