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Map: | Australia Tasmania |
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Coordinates: | -43.1375°N 148.0069°W |
Location: | Tasman Sea |
Archipelago: | Tasman Island Group |
Area Ha: | 5.35 |
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Country: | Australia |
Country Admin Divisions: | Tasmania |
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The Lanterns, part of the Tasman Island Group, are three small and very steep islands with a combined area of, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is located in the Tasman Sea, situated off the Tasman Peninsula and is contained within the Tasman National Park.[1]
Recorded breeding seabird species are little penguin, short-tailed shearwater and fairy prion. The peregrine falcon has also bred there.[1]