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Coordinates: 40°2548S 148°2924E / 40.43000°S 148.49000°E / -40.43000; 148.49000

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'''Gull Island''' is a [[granite]] island, with an area of 8.5 [[hectare|ha]], in south-eastern [[Australia]]. It is part of [[Tasmania]]’s Passage Island Group, lying in eastern [[Bass Strait]] south of [[Cape Barren Island]] in the [[Furneaux Group]]. It is a conservation reserve.<ref name=Brothers2001/> With [[Forsyth Island|Forsyth]] and [[Passage Island (Tasmania)|Passage Islands]] it forms part of the Forsyth, Passage and Gull Islands [[Important Bird Area]] (IBA), identified as such by [[BirdLife International]] because it supports over 1% of the world populations of little penguins and [[black-faced cormorant]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |title=IBA: Forsyth, Passage and Gull Islands |accessdate=2011-06-22 |work= Birdata |first= |last= |publisher=Birds Australia |date= }}</ref>

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The '''Gull Island''', part of the [[Passage Island (Tasmania)|Passage Group]] within the [[Furneaux Group]], is an {{convert|8.5|ha|adj=on}} [[granite]] [[island]], located in [[Bass Strait]] southeast of [[Cape Barren Island]], in [[Tasmania]], in south-eastern [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gazetteer of Australia Place Name Search|url=http://www.ga.gov.au/placename|website=Gazetteer of Australia|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|access-date=18 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Small Bass Strait Island Reserves. Draft Management Plan |url=http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/file.aspx?id=6388 |publisher=Department of Primary Industries,Water and Environment, [[Tasmanian Government]] |date=October 2000 |access-date=4 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110330063352/http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/file.aspx?id=6388 |archive-date=30 March 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=Brothers2001/> The island is a conservation reserve<ref name=Brothers2001/> and with the [[Passage Island (Tasmania)|Passage]] and [[Forsyth Island|Forsyth]] islands, the Gull Island forms part of the Forsyth, Passage and Gull Islands [[Important Bird Area]] (IBA), identified as such by [[BirdLife International]] because it supports over 1% of the world populations of [[little penguin]]s and [[black-faced cormorant]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |title=IBA: Forsyth, Passage and Gull Islands |access-date=22 June 2011 |work= Birdata |publisher=Birds Australia }}</ref>



==Fauna==

==Fauna==

Recorded breeding [[seabird]] and [[wader]] species include [[little penguin]], [[short-tailed shearwater]], [[white-faced storm-petrel]], [[Pacific gull]], [[silver gull]], [[sooty oystercatcher]] and [[crested tern]].<ref name=Brothers2001>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</ref>

Recorded breeding [[seabird]] and [[wader]] species include little penguin, [[short-tailed shearwater]], [[white-faced storm-petrel]], [[Pacific gull]], [[silver gull]], [[sooty oystercatcher]] and [[crested tern]].<ref name=Brothers2001>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}}</ref>



==See also==

==See also==

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* [[List of islands of Tasmania]]

* [[List of islands of Tasmania]]



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[[Category:Furneaux Group]]

[[Category:Furneaux Group]]

[[Category:Protected areas of Tasmania]]

[[Category:Protected areas of Tasmania]]

[[Category:Important Bird Areas of Tasmania]]

[[Category:Important Bird Areas of Tasmania]]

[[Category:Islands of Bass Strait]]

[[Category:Islands of North East Tasmania]]






Latest revision as of 09:42, 4 July 2021

Gull Island
White-faced storm-petrels breed on the Gull Island.
Gull Island (Tasmania) is located in Tasmania
Gull Island (Tasmania)

Location of the Gull Island in Bass Strait

Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates40°25′48S 148°29′24E / 40.43000°S 148.49000°E / -40.43000; 148.49000
ArchipelagoPassage Group, part of the Furneaux Group
Area8.5 ha (21 acres)
Administration

Australia

StateTasmania

The Gull Island, part of the Passage Group within the Furneaux Group, is an 8.5-hectare (21-acre) granite island, located in Bass Strait southeast of Cape Barren Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.[1][2][3] The island is a conservation reserve[3] and with the Passage and Forsyth islands, the Gull Island forms part of the Forsyth, Passage and Gull Islands Important Bird Area (IBA), identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports over 1% of the world populations of little penguins and black-faced cormorants.[4]

Fauna[edit]

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, white-faced storm-petrel, Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher and crested tern.[3]

See also[edit]

  • iconIslands portal
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ "Gazetteer of Australia Place Name Search". Gazetteer of Australia. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  • ^ "Small Bass Strait Island Reserves. Draft Management Plan". Department of Primary Industries,Water and Environment, Tasmanian Government. October 2000. Archived from the original on 30 March 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  • ^ a b c 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
  • ^ "IBA: Forsyth, Passage and Gull Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2011.

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