Billy Goat Reefs Explained

Billy Goat Reefs
Map:Australia Tasmania
Map Relief:1
Map Width:280
Location:Bass Strait
Archipelago:Great Dog Group, part of the Furneaux Group
Total Islands:4
Area Ha:1.3
Country:Australia
Country Admin Divisions Title:State
Country Admin Divisions:Tasmania

The Billy Goat Reefs, part of the Great Dog Group within the Furneaux Group, are a close group of four small islands, joined at low tide, with a combined area of, located in the Bass Strait between the Flinders and Cape Barren islands, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, white-faced storm-petrel, sooty oystercatcher and Caspian tern. Reptiles present include the metallic skink, White's skink and white-lipped snake.[1]

See also

Notes and 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.