Penguin Island is a small island, with an area of 2.73 ha, part of the North Coast Group, lying in the southern Bass Strait near Devonport in north-west Tasmania. It is part of the Narawntapu National Park. An estimated 100 pairs of little penguins breed on the island.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X

See also

41°09′S 146°33′E / 41.150°S 146.550°E / -41.150; 146.550


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