Cygnet Island

The Cygnet Island, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, is a 0.5-hectare (1.2-acre) granite islet situated in Banks Strait, part of Bass Strait, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia.[1]

Cygnet Island
Cygnet Island is the rightmost tiny island next to Little Swan Island.
Cygnet Island
Location of Cygnet Island off the coast of Tasmania
EtymologyCaptain Henry Waterhouse
Geography
LocationBanks Strait, Bass Strait
Coordinates40°43′S 148°04′E
ArchipelagoWaterhouse Island Group
Area0.5 ha (1.2 acres)
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania

Other islands in the Waterhouse Group include Ninth, Tenth, Waterhouse, Little Waterhouse, Maclean, Baynes, Foster, Swan, Little Swan, St Helens and Paddys islands and Bird Rock and George Rocks islets.[1]

Fauna

Sooty oystercatchers nest on the island

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are Pacific gull, sooty oystercatcher and black-faced cormorant.[1]

See also

References

  1. 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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