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Entrance Island (Tasmania)

Coordinates: 42°12′S 145°12′E / 42.200°S 145.200°E / -42.200; 145.200
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Entrance Island is a low island with an area of 6.1 ha in south-eastern Australia. It lies at the entrance to Macquarie Harbour in Western Tasmania. It contains a light beacon and jetty.[1]

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird species are the little penguin (100 pairs) and short-tailed shearwater (1900 pairs). The metallic skink is present.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b 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

42°12′S 145°12′E / 42.200°S 145.200°E / -42.200; 145.200

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