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Round Island (Tasmania)

Coordinates: 39°13′43″S 146°59′51″E / 39.22861°S 146.99750°E / -39.22861; 146.99750
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Round Island is a granite island, with an area of 3.95 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Hogan Group, lying in northern Bass Strait between the Furneaux Group and Wilsons Promontory in Victoria.

Fauna

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Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion, common diving petrel and Pacific gull. Reptiles present include White's skink and metallic skink.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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°13′43″S 146°59′51″E / 39.22861°S 146.99750°E / -39.22861; 146.99750