![]() Councillor Island, located right, relative to
King Island | |
Location of Councillor Island in the
Bass Strait | |
Geography | |
---|---|
Location | Bass Strait |
Coordinates | 39°49′48″S 144°09′36″E / 39.83000°S 144.16000°E |
Archipelago | New Year Group |
Area | 10.53 ha (26.0 acres) |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Tasmania |
LGA | Municipality of King Island |
Councillor Island, part of the New Year Group, is a 10.53-hectare (26.0-acre) granite island located in the Bass Strait, lying off the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. [1] [2] [3]: 53–55
There are four islands in the New Year Group. Besides Councillor Island, these are:
While King Island has the largest area of the four islands, the group is named after New Year Island because it was discovered by Europeans a few days earlier than King Island. [4] [3]: 50–51
Breeding seabird and shorebird species include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion, common diving-petrel, Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher, black-faced cormorant and Caspian tern. Reptiles include eastern blue-tongued lizard. [3]: 50–51
The island forms part of the King Island Important Bird Area because of its importance for breeding seabirds and waders. [5]
![]() Councillor Island, located right, relative to
King Island | |
Location of Councillor Island in the
Bass Strait | |
Geography | |
---|---|
Location | Bass Strait |
Coordinates | 39°49′48″S 144°09′36″E / 39.83000°S 144.16000°E |
Archipelago | New Year Group |
Area | 10.53 ha (26.0 acres) |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Tasmania |
LGA | Municipality of King Island |
Councillor Island, part of the New Year Group, is a 10.53-hectare (26.0-acre) granite island located in the Bass Strait, lying off the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. [1] [2] [3]: 53–55
There are four islands in the New Year Group. Besides Councillor Island, these are:
While King Island has the largest area of the four islands, the group is named after New Year Island because it was discovered by Europeans a few days earlier than King Island. [4] [3]: 50–51
Breeding seabird and shorebird species include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion, common diving-petrel, Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher, black-faced cormorant and Caspian tern. Reptiles include eastern blue-tongued lizard. [3]: 50–51
The island forms part of the King Island Important Bird Area because of its importance for breeding seabirds and waders. [5]