Doughboy Island (Tasmania)
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 Doughboy Island (top right), taken from the south east. | |
  Doughboy Island Location of the Doughboy Island in Bass Strait | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 40°20′24″S 148°03′00″E / 40.34000°S 148.05000°E |
| Archipelago | Tin Kettle Group, part of the Furneaux Group |
| Area | 30 ha (74 acres) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
The Doughboy Island, part of the Tin Kettle Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 30-hectare (74-acre) unpopulated mainly granite island, located in Bass Strait, lying west of the Flinders and Cape Barren islands, Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.[1][2]
The island has been devastated by irresponsible farming practices and fire.[citation needed]
Fauna
[edit]Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. The metallic skink is present.[3]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Doughboy Island (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ "Small Bass Strait Island Reserves. Draft Management Plan". Department of Primary Industries,Water and Environment, Tasmanian Government. October 2000. Archived from the original on 30 March 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X
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