Goat Island (Tasmania)

Goat Island
Goat Island
Location of the Goat Island in Bass Strait
Geography
Location Bass Strait
Coordinates 41°07′48″S 146°07′48″E / 41.13000°S 146.13000°E / -41.13000; 146.13000Coordinates: 41°07′48″S 146°07′48″E / 41.13000°S 146.13000°E / -41.13000; 146.13000
Administration
State Tasmania
Demographics
Population unpopulated

The Goat Island is a small and unpopulated granite island, located in the Bass Strait, lying off the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia.[1] The island is situated between Penguin and Ulverstone and can be walked to at low tide. It houses a breeding colony of little penguins.[2]

Along with the nearby Three Sisters, the island is part of the 37-hectare (91-acre) Three Sisters – Goat Island Nature Reserve.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Goat Island (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. ↑ "Three Sisters - Goat Island Nature Reserve (Place ID 12106)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
  3. ↑ "Three Sisters (Bass Strait)". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  • "Goat Island (Photograph)". State Library of Tasmania.
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