Steep Island (Tasmania)

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Steep Island, also known as Steep Head, is a 21.6 ha island in Bass Strait in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Hunter Island Group and lies between north-west Tasmania and King Island. It was once used for grazing sheep but title has been transferred to the Tasmanian Aboriginal community; with an estimated 250,000 shearwater burrows present, it is principally used for muttonbirding.[1]

[edit] Fauna

Breeding seabirds and shorebirds include Little Penguin, Short-tailed Shearwater, Common Diving-Petrel, Pacific Gull, Silver Gull, Sooty Oystercatcher and Black-faced Cormorant. Tiger Snakes have been introduced to the island and pose a threat to breeding seabirds.[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: 40°34′S 144°41′E / -40.567, 144.683


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