Outer Sister Island

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Outer Sister Island is a granite and dolerite island, with an area of 545 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Sisters Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait off the northern point of Flinders Island in the Furneaux Group. The island is grazed by sheep and annual muttonbirding takes place.[1]

[edit] Fauna

Seabirds and waders recorded as breeding on the island include Little Penguin, Short-tailed Shearwater, Silver Gull, Pacific Gull and Sooty Oystercatcher. Resident reptiles are the Metallic Skink, White's Skink, White-lipped Snake, Lowland Copperhead and Tiger Snake. Apart from the sheep, mammals present on the island include the Tasmanian Pademelon and the introduced House Mouse, as well as feral cats.[1]

[edit] References

  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

Coordinates: 39°39′S 147°59′E / -39.65, 147.983


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