Cooties Reef Explained

Cooties Reef
Map:Australia Tasmania
Location:Bass Strait
Coordinates:-40.3°N 167°W
Archipelago:Vansittart Island Group
Area Ha:0.15
Country:Australia
Country Admin Divisions Title:State
Country Admin Divisions:Tasmania

Cooties Reef is a narrow islet, with an area of 0.15 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Vansittart Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait between Flinders and Cape Barren Islands in the Furneaux Group.

Fauna

Pacific gulls breed on the island, and the metallic skink is present. Black-faced cormorants roost on the south side.[1]

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.