The Inner Little Goose Island, part of the Badger Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 4.5-hectare (11-acre) unpopulated small, round granite island, located in Bass Strait between Goose and Little Goose islands, lying west of the Flinders and Cape Barren islands, Tasmania, south of Victoria, in south-eastern Australia.[1] The island is contained within a conservation area[2] and is part of the Chalky, Big Green and Badger Island Groups Important Bird Area.[3]
Location of the Inner Little Goose Island in Bass Strait | |
Geography | |
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Location | Bass Strait |
Coordinates | 40°17′S 147°47′E |
Archipelago | Badger Group, part of the Furneaux Group |
Area | 4.5 ha (11 acres) |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Tasmania |
Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. The eastern three-lined skink is present.[2]
See also
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