Hog Island (Tasmania)
Hog Island is a small island and nature reserve, with an area of 0.35 hectares (0.86 acres), part of the Sloping Island Group, lying in the Frederick Henry Bay, close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is situated around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas.[1]
Hog Island Location in Tasmania | |
Geography | |
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Location | Frederick Henry Bay |
Coordinates | 42°56′24″S 147°39′00″E |
Archipelago | Sloping Island Group |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Tasmania |
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are Pacific gull, kelp gull, sooty oystercatcher and Caspian tern.[1]
References
- 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
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