Hog Island (Tasmania)
For other places with the same name, see Hog Island.
Hog Island Location in Tasmania | |
Geography | |
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Location | Frederick Henry Bay |
Coordinates | 42°56′24″S 147°39′00″E / 42.94000°S 147.65000°ECoordinates: 42°56′24″S 147°39′00″E / 42.94000°S 147.65000°E |
Archipelago | Sloping Island Group |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Tasmania |
Hog Island is a small island and nature reserve, with an area of 0.35 hectares (0.86 acres), part of the Sloping Island Group, lying in the Frederick Henry Bay, close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is situated around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas.[1]
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are Pacific gull, kelp gull, sooty oystercatcher and Caspian tern.[1]
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