Refuge Island is a flat granite island, with an area of about 6 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Schouten Island Group, lying close to the eastern coast of Tasmania near the Freycinet Peninsula and is part of the Freycinet National Park.[1]
Shore-based whaling activities were conducted on the island in the 1820s. George Meredity and William Maycock had rival whaling stations in 1829. The activity continued during the 1830 season.[2]
Recorded breeding seabird species are little penguin and short-tailed shearwater. The spotted skink is present.[1]
42°10′S 148°15′E / 42.167°S 148.250°E / -42.167; 148.250
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