Sister Islands Conservation Area Explained

Sister Islands Conservation Area should not be confused with Sisters Island (Tasmania).

Type:	protected
Sister Islands Conservation Area
State:	tas
Iucn Category:	VI
Coordinates:	-39.675°N 147.9528°W
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Tasmania
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Nearest Town Or City:	in Victoria

The Sister Islands Conservation Area, commonly called the Sisters Island Group,^[1] is a conservation area of approximately ^[2] that comprises a group of three islands in Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia.^[3]

Features and location

The three islands within the conservation area that is located north of Flinders Island in the Furneaux Group, are the:

• Inner Sister Island, located at -39.695°N 147.9169°W
• Outer Sister Island, located at -39.6539°N 147.9919°W
• Shag Reef, located at -39.6719°N 147.995°W

See also

• Kent Group National Park

External links

• Web site: PDF . Inner (West) Sister Island Scientific Expedition . 2010 . Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment . Hobart . Hamish Saunders Memorial Trust, New Zealand and the Resource Management and Conservation Division, DPIPWE, Tasmania . 978-0-7246-6573-0 . Harris, Stephen . Reid, Anthony .

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 .
2. Web site: Map of Sister Islands Conservation Area, TAS . Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia . 11 January 2014 .
3. Web site: Place Name Search: Sister Islands Conservation Area . . . 11 January 2014 .