Spike Island (Tasmania)
Island in Tasmania, Australia
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The Spike Island, part of the Passage Group within the Furneaux Group, is a close pair of unpopulated granite islands with a combined area of 6 hectares (15 acres), located in Bass Strait, south of Cape Barren Island in Spike Bay just off the west coast of Clarke Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.[1][2]
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates40°33′00″S 148°06′00″E
ArchipelagoPassage Group, part of the Furneaux Group
Total islands2
An aerial view of Clarke Island, centre; with Spike Island being two small islands in mid-foreground, close to Clarke Island | |
  Location within Tasmania | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 40°33′00″S 148°06′00″E |
| Archipelago | Passage Group, part of the Furneaux Group |
| Total islands | 2 |
| Area | 6 ha (15 acres) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include little penguin, Pacific gull, silver gull and sooty oystercatcher.[3]
