Mile Island
Island in Tasmania, Australia
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The Mile Island, part of the Big Green Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 4-hectare (9.9-acre) granite island, located in Bass Strait west of Flinders Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.[1] The island is partly 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°07′12″S 147°54′36″E
ArchipelagoBig Green Group, part of the Furneaux Group
Area4 ha (9.9 acres)
  Mile Island Location of the Mile Island in Bass Strait | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 40°07′12″S 147°54′36″E |
| Archipelago | Big Green Group, part of the Furneaux Group |
| Area | 4 ha (9.9 acres) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, Pacific gull, sooty oystercatcher and black-faced cormorant. The metallic skink is present.[2]
