Garden Island (Huon River)
Garden Island is a small stony island that is part of the Partridge Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia, in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel between Bruny Island and the mainland.[1]
Flora and fauna
Much of the island is covered with eucalypt forest.[2]
Names and other islands
Garden Island, Tasmania is an island along the Huon River, but Garden Island has become the pseudonym for both Green Island,[3] Smooth Island as well as one of the islands in within the Great Lake (Tasmania).[4]
Gardners Island, in the Huon River, was named by the Rev R. Knopwood in 1804. It is shown under that name in the 1832 map, while a Garden or Smooth Island appears at the entrance of Norfolk Bay. [5]=
References
- ^ Brothers (2001), p.607.
- ^ Brothers (2001), p.607.
- ^ http://www.gtdhs.com/html/history.html
- ^ http://stors.tas.gov.au/PH30-1-648
- ^ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26427860
Sources
- 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
43°15′S 147°07′E / 43.250°S 147.117°E
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