Sisters Island (Tasmania)
Not to be confused with Sister Islands Conservation Area.
Sisters Island Location in Tasmania | |
Geography | |
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Location | Tasmania, Australia |
Coordinates | 40°54′14″S 145°34′44″E / 40.90389°S 145.57889°ECoordinates: 40°54′14″S 145°34′44″E / 40.90389°S 145.57889°E |
Adjacent bodies of water | Bass Strait |
Major islands | Tasmania |
Area | 0.0143 km2 (0.0055 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Australia |
Sisters Island is a small island with an area of 1.43 hectares (3.5 acres), off Sisters Beach on the northwest coast of Tasmania, south-eastern Australia.
Features
Much of the island is covered with a dense canopy of Coprosma repens. Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher.[1]
References
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