Chalky Island (Tasmania)
Location of the Chalky Island in Bass Strait | |
Geography | |
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Location | Bass Strait |
Coordinates | 40°05′24″S 147°52′48″E / 40.09000°S 147.88000°E |
Archipelago | Big Green Group, part of the Furneaux Group |
Area | 41 ha (100 acres) |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Tasmania |
Demographics | |
Population | unpopulated |
The Chalky Island, part of the Big Green Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 41-hectare (100-acre) unpopulated granite island with limestone outcrops and dolerite dykes, located in the Bass Strait, west of the Flinders Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.[1] The island is contained within a conservation area[2] and is part of the Chalky, Big Green and Badger Island Groups Important Bird Area.[3]
Fauna
Recorded breeding
See also
References
- ^ "Chalky Island (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ ISBN 0-7246-4816-X
- ^ "IBA: Chalky, Big Green and Badger Island Groups". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.