Craggy Island (Tasmania) Explained

Craggy Island
Map:Australia Tasmania
Location:Bass Strait
Coordinates:-39.6872°N 147.6781°W
Archipelago:Bass Pyramid Group
Area Ha:39
Country:Australia
Country Admin Divisions Title:State
Country Admin Divisions:Tasmania

Craggy Island is a rugged granite island, with an area of 38.88 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Bass Pyramid Group lying in northern Bass Strait between Flinders Island and the Kent Group.

History

Robinson reports there was a sealing camp on the island in 1831.[1]

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion, common diving-petrel, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. The metallic skink is present.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Parry Kostoglou, Sealing in Tasmania historical research project, Hobart, Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service, 1996, p.117.
  2. Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart.