Leelinger Island

Leelinger Island is a flat dolerite island with an area of 1.54 ha in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Hibbs Pyramid Group, lying close to the central western coast of Tasmania.[1]

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the little penguin (400 pairs), short-tailed shearwater (6000 pairs), Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 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: 42°38′S 145°17′E / 42.633°S 145.283°E / -42.633; 145.283


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