Low Islets (Tasmania)
Islands in Tasmania, Australia
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The Low Islets, part of the Passage Group within the Furneaux Group, is a close pair of unpopulated small granite islands with a combined area of 2 hectares (4.9 acres), located in Bass Strait, south of Cape Barren Island, and west of both Spike and Clarke islands, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.[1][2]
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates40°33′36″S 148°14′24″E
ArchipelagoPassage Group, part of the Furneaux Group
Total islands2
An aerial view of Clarke Island, centre; with the Low Islets being two small islands in foreground; with Spike Island closer to Clarke Island. | |
  Location within Tasmania | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 40°33′36″S 148°14′24″E |
| Archipelago | Passage Group, part of the Furneaux Group |
| Total islands | 2 |
| Area | 2 ha (4.9 acres) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
Fauna
The island is one of only three sites where pelicans breed in Tasmania.[2] Recorded breeding seabird, wader and waterbird species include little penguin, Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher, black-faced cormorant, Australian pelican, Caspian tern, crested tern and white-fronted tern.[3]
