Actaeon Island

The Actaeon Island, part of the Actaeon Island Group, is a 15.65-hectare (38.7-acre) dolerite island and game reserve located at the southern entrance to the D'Entrecasteaux Channel between Bruny Island and the mainland, that lies close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is named for the ship Actaeon, which wrecked there in 1822.^[2]

Actaeon Island

The Friars are four steep dolerite rocks, part of the Actaeon Island Group, lying close to Bruny Island, at the southern entrance to the D'Entrecasteaux Channel. They form part of South Bruny National Park and host a male Australian fur seal colony.
Actaeon Island Location of the Actaeon Island in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel
Geography
Location	D'Entrecasteaux Channel
Coordinates	43°31′S 146°59′E
Archipelago	Actaeon Island Group
Area	15.65 ha (38.7 acres)[1]
Highest elevation	14 m (46 ft)[1]
Administration
Australia
State	Tasmania

There is a navigation beacon on the highest point, 14 metres (46 ft) AHD.^[1][3]

Actaeon Island Group

The Actaeon Island Group consists of:

• Actaeon Island
• Blanche Rock
• Courts Island
• Southport Island
• Sterile Island
• The Friars
• The Images

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the little penguin, short-tailed shearwater and sooty oystercatcher. European rabbits occur on the island and seals occasionally haul-out there. The metallic skink is present.^[1] The endangered orange-bellied parrot is historically from the Actaeon Island.^[4]

See also

• Australia portal
• Islands portal

• List of islands of Tasmania

References

1. 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
2. Papers and proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania (1920), p.129.
3. Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002 (PDF), Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service, 2002, archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2006, retrieved 20 July 2006
4. "Southport Lagoon Conservation Area" (PDF). Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 24 January 2017.