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North East Isle

Coordinates: 39°26′24″S 147°22′12″E / 39.44000°S 147.37000°E / -39.44000; 147.37000
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North East Isle
The North East Isle, as located within the Kent Group.
North East Isle is located in Tasmania
North East Isle
North East Isle
Location of the North East Isle in Bass Strait
Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates39°26′24″S 147°22′12″E / 39.44000°S 147.37000°E / -39.44000; 147.37000
ArchipelagoKent Group
Area32.62 ha (80.6 acres)
Highest elevation125 m (410 ft)
Administration
StateTasmania
Demographics
Populationunpopulated

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.[1]

The island has a peak elevation of 125 metres (410 ft) above mean sea level and is contained within the Kent Group National Park. The island has been unmodified by human activity.

Fauna

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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.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "North East Isle (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. ^ 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
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