Goat Island
Goat Island is located in Tasmania
Goat Island
Goat Island
Location of the Goat Island in Bass Strait
Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates41°07′48″S 146°07′48″E / 41.13000°S 146.13000°E / -41.13000; 146.13000
Administration
StateTasmania
Demographics
Populationunpopulated

The Goat Island is a small and unpopulated granite island, located in the Bass Strait, lying off the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia.[1] The island is situated between Penguin and Ulverstone and can be walked to at low tide. It houses a breeding colony of little penguins.[2]

Along with the nearby Three Sisters, the island is part of the 37-hectare (91-acre) Three Sisters – Goat Island Nature Reserve.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Goat Island (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. ^ "Three Sisters - Goat Island Nature Reserve (Place ID 12106)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Three Sisters (Bass Strait)". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

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Islands and islets of Tasmania, Australia
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