Isabella Island
Island in Tasmania, Australia
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The Isabella Island, part of the Big Green Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 11.4-hectare (28-acre) unpopulated granite island, located in the Bass Strait, west of the Flinders Island and south of Chalky Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.[1][2] The island is a nature reserve and is part of the Chalky, Big Green and Badger Island Groups Important Bird Area.[3]
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates40°07′48″S 147°56′24″E
ArchipelagoBig Green Group, part of the Furneaux Group
Area11.4 ha (28 acres)
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 40°07′48″S 147°56′24″E |
| Archipelago | Big Green Group, part of the Furneaux Group |
| Area | 11.4 ha (28 acres) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
| Demographics | |
| Population | unpopulated |
Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, Pacific gull, sooty oystercatcher and pied oystercatcher. Cape Barren geese also breed there. Reptiles present include the metallic skink, White's skink and white-lipped snake.[2]