Storehouse Island
Granite island in Tasmania, Australia
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The Storehouse Island, part of the Babel Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 20-hectare (49-acre) unpopulated granite island, located in Bass Strait, lying off the east coast of Flinders Island, Tasmania, south of Victoria, in south-eastern Australia.[1][2][3]
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates39°57′00″S 148°21′36″E
ArchipelagoBabel Group, part of the Furneaux Group
Area20 ha (49 acres)
An aerial photo of Storehouse Island, bottom centre; with the much larger Babel Island pictured in the background. Cat Island is pictured bottom right. | |
  Storehouse Island Location of the Storehouse Island in Bass Strait | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 39°57′00″S 148°21′36″E |
| Archipelago | Babel Group, part of the Furneaux Group |
| Area | 20 ha (49 acres) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
| Demographics | |
| Population | unpopulated |
The Storehouse Island forms part of the Babel Island Group Important Bird Area.[4]
Fauna
Seabirds and waders recorded as breeding on the island include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, silver gull, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. Resident reptiles include metallic skink and tiger snake. The rakali is thought to visit the island.[3]
