The Maclean Island, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, is a 1.11-hectare (2.7-acre) uninhabited granite islet, situated in Banks Strait, part of Bass Strait, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia.[1]
  Maclean Island Location of Maclean Island off the coast of Tasmania | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 40°45′S 147°56′E / 40.750°S 147.933°E / -40.750; 147.933 |
| Archipelago | Waterhouse Island Group |
| Area | 1.11 ha (2.7 acres) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Other islands in the Waterhouse Group include Ninth, Tenth, Waterhouse, Little Waterhouse, Baynes, St Helens, Foster, Swan, Little Swan, Cygnet and Paddys islands and Bird Rock and George Rocks islets.[1]
Recorded breeding seabird species are the little penguin and Pacific gull. The Cape Barren goose has also nested on the island.[1]
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