Barren Island (Tasmania)
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Island in Tasmania, Australia
Barren Island is a small island, with an area of 0.53 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Sloping Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas.[1]
Recorded breeding seabird species are silver gull and kelp gull. The three-lined skink is also present.[1]
References
- 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
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42°48′54″S 147°31′53″E / 42.815086°S 147.531415°E / -42.815086; 147.531415
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