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The '''Mile Island''', part of the [[Big Green Island|Big Green Group]] within the [[Furneaux Group]], is a {{convert|4|ha|adj=on}} [[granite]] [[island]], located in [[Bass Strait]] west of [[Flinders Island]], in [[Tasmania]], in south-eastern [[Australia]].<ref>{{Gazetteer of Australia |name=Mile Island (TAS) |feature=TAS03806 }}</ref> The island is partly contained within a conservation area;<ref name=Brothers2001>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</ref> and is part of the [[Chalky, Big Green and Badger Island Groups Important Bird Area]].<ref>{{cite web |
The '''Mile Island''', part of the [[Big Green Island|Big Green Group]] within the [[Furneaux Group]], is a {{convert|4|ha|adj=on}} [[granite]] [[island]], located in [[Bass Strait]] west of [[Flinders Island]], in [[Tasmania]], in south-eastern [[Australia]].<ref>{{Gazetteer of Australia |name=Mile Island (TAS) |feature=TAS03806 }}</ref> The island is partly contained within a conservation area;<ref name=Brothers2001>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</ref> and is part of the [[Chalky, Big Green and Badger Island Groups Important Bird Area]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |title=IBA: Chalky, Big Green and Badger Island Groups |accessdate=14 June 2011 |work=Birdata |publisher=Birds Australia |date= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706102341/http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |archivedate=6 July 2011 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> |
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==Fauna== |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 40°07′12″S 147°54′36″E / 40.12000°S 147.91000°E |
| Archipelago | Big Green Group, part of the Furneaux Group |
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The Mile Island, part of the Big Green Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 4-hectare (9.9-acre) granite island, located in Bass Strait west of Flinders Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.[1] The island is partly contained within a conservation area;[2] and is part of the Chalky, Big Green and Badger Island Groups Important Bird Area.[3]
Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, Pacific gull, sooty oystercatcher and black-faced cormorant. The metallic skink is present.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Mile Island (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ 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
- ^ "IBA: Chalky, Big Green and Badger Island Groups". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
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