North East Isle
island in Tasmania, Australia
The North East Isle, part of the Kent Group, is an unpopulated 32.62-hectare (80.6-acre) granite island, located in the Bass Strait, lying off the north-east coast of Tasmania, between the Furneaux Group and Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia.
The island has a peak elevation of 125 metres (410 ft) above mean sea level and is contained within the Kent Group National Park.
Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion, common diving-petrel, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. Also present are the white-footed dunnart and White's skink.
See also
List of islands of Tasmania
References
External links
Parks and Wildlife Service (2005). "Kent Group National Park (Terrestrial Portion) Management Plan 2005". Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts. Hobart: Tasmanian Government. ISBN 0-9751743-4-7. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017.
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