Storehouse_Island_Conservation_Area

Storehouse Island

Storehouse Island

Granite island in Tasmania, Australia

The Storehouse Island, part of the Babel Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 20-hectare (49-acre) unpopulated granite island, located in Bass Strait, lying off the east coast of Flinders Island, Tasmania, south of Victoria, in south-eastern Australia.[1][2][3]

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The Storehouse Island forms part of the Babel Island Group Important Bird Area.[4]

Fauna

Seabirds and waders recorded as breeding on the island include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, silver gull, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. Resident reptiles include metallic skink and tiger snake. The rakali is thought to visit the island.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Stonehouse Island (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. [2]
    "Small Bass Strait Island Reserves. Draft Management Plan". Department of Primary Industries,Water and Environment, Tasmanian Government. October 2000. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  3. [3]
    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
  4. [4]
    "IBA: Babel Island Group". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 10 June 2011.


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