Outer Sister Island Explained

Outer Sister Island
Map:Australia Tasmania
Map Width:280
Map Relief:1
Coordinates:-39.65°N 206°W
Location:Bass Strait
Archipelago:Furneaux Group
Area Km2:5.45
Country:Australia
Country Admin Divisions Title:State
Country Admin Divisions:Tasmania

Outer Sister Island, part of the Sister Islands Conservation Area, is a granite and dolerite island, with an area of 545ha, located in Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia.

Location and features

The Outer Sister Island is located north of Flinders Island in the Furneaux Group. The island is grazed by sheep and annual muttonbirding takes place.

Seabirds and waders recorded as breeding on the island include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, silver gull, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. Resident reptiles are the metallic skink, White's skink, white-lipped snake, lowland copperhead and tiger snake. Apart from the sheep, mammals present on the island include the Tasmanian pademelon and the introduced house mouse, as well as feral cats.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Brothers, Nigel . Pemberton, David . Pryor, Helen . Halley, Vanessa . Tasmania's Offshore Islands : seabirds and other natural features . Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery . 2001 . . 0-7246-4816-X .