Long Island, Hogan Group (Tasmania)

Map of the Hogan Group of islands showing Long Island

Long Island is a long, narrow granite island, with an area of 22.85 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

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, Pacific gull, silver gull and sooty oystercatcher. White's skink is present.[1]

References

  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

Coordinates: 39°12′S 146°59′E / 39.200°S 146.983°E