| Councillor Island | |
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| Map: | Australia Tasmania |
| Map Width: | 280 |
| Map Relief: | 1 |
| Location: | Bass Strait |
| Archipelago: | New Year Group |
| Area Ha: | 10.53 |
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| Country: | Australia |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | State |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Tasmania |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | LGA |
| Country Admin Divisions 1: | Municipality of King Island |
Councillor Island, part of the New Year Group, is a 10.53ha granite island located in the Bass Strait, lying off the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia.[1]
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.[2]
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.
The island forms part of the King Island Important Bird Area because of its importance for breeding seabirds and waders.[3]