Roydon Island

Coordinates: 39°54′S 147°46′E / 39.900°S 147.767°E / -39.900; 147.767
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Roydon Island is an island, with an area of 37 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Pasco Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait off the north-west coast of Flinders Island in the Furneaux Group.[1]

Fauna[edit]

Seabirds and waders recorded as breeding on the island include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. The metallic skink and White's skink are present.[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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

39°54′S 147°46′E / 39.900°S 147.767°E / -39.900; 147.767


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