Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 Fauna  





2 References  














Stack Island






Cebuano
Deutsch
Svenska
 

Edit links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 
















Appearance
   

 





Coordinates: 40°36S 144°46E / 40.600°S 144.767°E / -40.600; 144.767
 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


The island is a breeding site for crested terns

Stack Island is an island game reserve, with an area of 23.7 ha and a high point 54 m above sea-level, in Bass Strait, south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Hunter Island Group which lies between north-west Tasmania and King Island.[1]

Fauna

[edit]

The island forms part of the Hunter Island Group Important Bird Area.[2] Breeding seabirds and shorebirds include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher, black-faced cormorant, crested tern and fairy tern. Mammals include small numbers of rabbits and rakali.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b 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
  • ^ BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Hunter Island Group. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-07-09.
  • 40°36′S 144°46′E / 40.600°S 144.767°E / -40.600; 144.767


  • t
  • e

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stack_Island&oldid=1222172667"

    Categories: 
    North West Tasmania
    Important Bird Areas of Tasmania
    Islands of Bass Strait
    Tasmania geography stubs
    Hidden categories: 
    Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
    Articles with short description
    Short description matches Wikidata
    Use Australian English from May 2024
    All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English
    Use dmy dates from July 2019
    Coordinates on Wikidata
    All stub articles
     



    This page was last edited on 4 May 2024, at 10:25 (UTC).

    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki