An aerial photo of Storehouse Island, bottom centre; with the much larger Babel Island pictured in the background. Cat Island is pictured bottom right. | |
Storehouse IslandLocation of the Storehouse Island in Bass Strait | |
Geography | |
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Location | Bass Strait |
Coordinates | 39°57′00″S 148°21′36″E / 39.95000°S 148.36000°E / -39.95000; 148.36000 |
Archipelago | Babel Group, part of the Furneaux Group |
Area | 20 ha (49 acres) |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Tasmania |
Demographics | |
Population | unpopulated |
The Storehouse Island, part of the Babel Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 20-hectare (49-acre) unpopulated granite island, located in Bass Strait, lying off the east coast of Flinders Island, Tasmania, south of Victoria, in south-eastern Australia.
The Storehouse Island forms part of the Babel Island Group Important Bird Area.
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 include metallic skink and tiger snake. The rakali is thought to visit the island.
See also
References
- "Stonehouse Island (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- "Small Bass Strait Island Reserves. Draft Management Plan". Department of Primary Industries,Water and Environment, Tasmanian Government. October 2000. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ 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
- "IBA: Babel Island Group". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
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