Inner Little Goose Island
Island in Tasmania, Australia
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The Inner Little Goose Island, part of the Badger Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 4.5-hectare (11-acre) unpopulated small, round granite island, located in Bass Strait between Goose and Little Goose islands, lying west of the Flinders and Cape Barren islands, Tasmania, south of Victoria, in south-eastern Australia.[1] The island is contained within a conservation area[2] and is part of the Chalky, Big Green and Badger Island Groups Important Bird Area.[3]
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates40°17′S 147°47′E
ArchipelagoBadger Group, part of the Furneaux Group
Area4.5 ha (11 acres)
  Inner Little Goose Island Location of the Inner Little Goose Island in Bass Strait | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 40°17′S 147°47′E |
| Archipelago | Badger Group, part of the Furneaux Group |
| Area | 4.5 ha (11 acres) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. The eastern three-lined skink is present.[2]
