Hope Island (Tasmania)

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Hope Island is a small island in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Partridge Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel between Bruny Island and the mainland.[1][2] Its neighbouring islets are named "Faith" and "Charity".

Flora and fauna

The island was previously farmed, and is mostly cleared of its original vegetation, though small patches of eucalypts remain. Rabbits are present.[3]

See also

The other islands in the Partridge Island Group:

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Brothers et al (2001), p.607.
  2. ↑ Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service, 2002, archived from the original on 2006-08-22, retrieved 2006-07-20 
  3. ↑ Brothers et al (2001), p.607.

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

Coordinates: 43°20′S 147°02′E / 43.333°S 147.033°E / -43.333; 147.033

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