Cooties Reef
Appearance
![]() aerial view of Vansittart Island with Cooties reef as a bright speck below | |
Geography | |
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Location | Bass Strait |
Coordinates | 40°18′S 148°19′E / 40.300°S 148.317°E |
Archipelago | Vansittart Island Group |
Area | 0.15 ha (0.37 acres) |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Tasmania |
Cooties Reef is a narrow islet, with an area of 0.15 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Vansittart Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait between Flinders and Cape Barren Islands in the Furneaux Group.
Fauna
[edit]Pacific gulls breed on the island, and the metallic skink is present. Black-faced cormorants roost on the south side.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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