DealIsland is a granite island, with an area of 1576.75 hectare ha , in south eastern Australia . It is the largest of Tasmania s Kent Group , lying in northern Bass Strait between the Furneaux Group and Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia Victoria . It is now part of the Kent Group National Park, Tasmania s northernmost national park , which was gazetted in 2002. In 2004 the national park was extended to include the state waters of the three major islands of the Kent Group marine waters. ref http www.parks.tas.gov.au marine kent kent.html ref The Beagle Commonwealth Marine Reserve, the Kent Group, is located at the southern end of the Commonwealth reserve. ref http www.environment.gov.au coasts mpa southeast beagle index.html ref DealIsland has been extensively modified in the past by human activity in the construction of facilities and the vegetation clearance and regular firing associated with grazing livestock. It has a lighthouse , airstrip closed , roads, jetty, four houses, a dam and a museum. ref name Brothers2001 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 ref Lighthouse DealIsland has the highest lighthouse in the Southern Hemisphere , standing 305 m above mean sea level above sea level . The height has caused problems with visibility in cloud Low clouds Family C low cloud conditions . The lighthouse was built in 1848 and deactivated in 1992. Management and conservation is under the control of the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service . ref cite loa TAS Deal 20Island DealIsland lighthouse ref Fauna Recorded ... . Mammal s found on the island are the Red necked Wallaby , Common Brushtail Possum , Southern Brown ... reflist coord 39 28 39 S 147 20 20 E display title Category Islands of Tasmania Category Protected areas of Tasmania Category Bass Strait Category North East TasmaniaTasmania geo stub ... more details
DealIsland may refer to DealIsland, Maryland , USA DealIslandTasmania , Australia geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages de DealIsland ... more details
Infobox nrhp name DealIsland Historic District nrhp type hd image caption location Deal Is. Rd. from Upper Thorofare to Ballard Rd. and intersecting Sts., DealIsland, Maryland lat degrees 38 lat minutes 9 lat seconds 38 lat direction N long degrees 75 long minutes 56 long seconds 49 long direction W locmapin Maryland area architect architecture Federal, Greek Revival architecture Greek Revival added September 06, 2006 governing body Local refnum 06000780 ref name nris NRISref 2008a ref DealIsland Historic District is a national Historic district United States historic district at DealIsland, Maryland DealIsland , Somerset County, Maryland Somerset County , Maryland , United States . The district encompasses the village of DealIsland. It includes DealIsland Harbor, still an active marina for fishing boats and an occasional Skipjack boat skipjack . The convert 433 acre km2 adj on district contains 81 buildings and three cemeteries that contribute to its significance. ref name mht http www.mht.maryland.gov nr NRDetail.aspx?HDID 1501&COUNTY Somerset&FROM NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY Somerset Maryland Historical Trust Listing for DealIsland Historic District ref It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. ref name nris References reflist External links http www.mht.maryland.gov nr NRDetail.aspx?HDID 1501&COUNTY Somerset&FROM NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY Somerset DealIsland Historic District, Somerset County , including photo from 2004, at Maryland Historical Trust http mht.maryland.gov nr NRHDBound2.aspx?propertyName Deal 20Island 20Historic 20District&COUNTY Somerset&HDID 1501&FROM NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY Somerset&MAP &CROWD &mapLocation nrb1501.jpg Boundary Map of the DealIsland Historic District, Somerset County , at Maryland Historical Trust National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Category Historic districts in Somerset County, Maryland Category Historic districts in Maryland Category National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Maryland ... more details
Infobox settlement official name DealIsland, Maryland settlement type Census designated place CDP nickname ... County Maryland Incorporated and Unincorporated areas DealIsland Highlighted.svg mapsize map caption ... System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 0590074 footnotes DealIsland is a census designated place CDP ... Island Historic District in 2006. ref name nris NRISref 2008a ref Geography DealIsland is located ... of Maryland DealIsland Wildlife Management Area can be found on both sides of DealIsland Road in and around greater DealIsland. It features scenic water vistas of the Chesapeake Bay and its ... then turn on DealIsland Road. Access to the WMA is primarily in 4 locations along DealIsland Road in greater DealIsland 1. Approximately convert 8 mi km in from Rte 13 on DealIsland Rd slow down. On the left look for a gravel road with a dark reddish sign saying the DealIsland Wildlife Management ... convert 10 mi km in from Rte 13. From DealIsland Road turn on Messick Road and go approximately ... lake area of the DealIsland Wildlife Management Area. Primarily known for 2 things catching ... of the Little DealIsland side of the Chesapeake Bay. Mainly used for fishing, hunting and recreational ... 3 mi km long. Very rustic, very rural. A good halfway marker is the old DealIsland School property ... at the southern most tip of DealIsland. Launch your kayak, canoe or other small boat for the 10 minute paddle to Little DealIsland. Little DealIsland is uninhabited. Walk its beaches, explore its creeks .... Take DealIsland Road to the end. Look for the harbor ramp and parking area on the left. 5. DealIsland ... 18 and 9.3 of those age 65 or over. History DealIsland was historically known as Devil s Island. Nearby .... Events Since 1959, DealIsland has hosted an annual Labor Day weekend Skipjack Race. The race features ... were operated extensively between the 1880s to the 1960s. DealIsland was once the home port ... Race. Also, before Labor Day, there is the annual DealIsland including towns north of Dealisland ... more details
Infobox Island name Dover Island locator map Location map Tasmania lat dir S lat deg 39 lat min 28 lon dir E lon deg 147 lon min 17 caption Dover IslandTasmania map custom yes coordinates coord 39.472 S 147.284 E region AU TAS type isle display inline,title notes ref Gazetteer of Australia name Dover Island, Tasmania Islands & Reefs id 213032 Retrieved 29 December 2009. ref country Australia country admin divisions title States and territories of Australia State country admin divisions Tasmania Dover Island is a densely vegetated granite island, with steep slopes and an area of 295 hectare ha , in south eastern Australia . It is the third largest of Tasmania s Kent Group , lying in northern Bass Strait between the Furneaux Group and Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia Victoria . It is now part of the Kent Group National Park, Tasmania s northernmost national park , which was gazetted in 2002. Unlike its companion islands, DealIslandTasmaniaDeal and Erith Island Erith , Dover has never been grazed by stock or cleared, so retaining its original cover of native vegetation and almost completely lacking exotic species. ref cite web url http www.parks.tas.gov.au index.aspx?base 3441 title Kent Group National Park Highlights author Parks & Wildlife Service date 23 June 2008 work Parks & Wildlife Service Highlights publisher Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Tasmania accessdate 29 December 2009 ref Flora and fauna Dover is covered by low forest dominated by Drooping Sheoak Allocasuarina verticillata . Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include Little Penguin , Pacific Gull , and Sooty Oystercatcher . ref name Brothers2001 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 ref References reflist Category Islands of Tasmania Category Protected areas of Tasmania Category Bass Strait Tasmania ... more details
Sisters Island is a small island with an area of 1.43 hectare ha , off Sisters Beach, Tasmania Sisters Beach on the north west coast of Tasmania , south eastern Australia . Sisters Island could be confused with the similarly named Sisters Island group, Tasmania Sisters Island Group in the Furneaux Group of north eastern Tasmania, although the latter name is unofficial. Flora and fauna Much of the island is covered with a dense canopy of Coprosma Coprosma repens . Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include Little Penguin , Short tailed Shearwater , Pacific Gull and Sooty Oystercatcher . ref name Brothers2001 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 ref References reflist coord 40 54 14 S 145 34 44 E display title Category Islands of TasmaniaTasmania geo stub ... more details
unreferenced date April 2009 Image Bass Strait islands.png thumb right 400px Location in the Bass Strait between Victoria Australia Victoria and Tasmania . Hunter Island is an island in the Bass Strait between Victoria Australia Victoria and Tasmania in south eastern Australia . It is located near Three Hummock Island , several miles off the north west coast of Tasmania . The island is run as a cattle property and there is a homestead on the island. A privately owned barge is used for transport to Smithton on the north coast of Tasmania. coord 40 30 S 144 47 E display title Category Islands of Tasmania Category Bass Strait Category North West Tasmania tasmania geo stub de Hunter Island Tasmanien fr le Hunter Tasmanie ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Bears Island is a small island with an area of 0.34 hectare ha , lying off the north west tip of Three Hummock Island in Bass Strait , south eastern Australia . It is part of Tasmania s Hunter Island Group which lies between north west Tasmania and King IslandTasmania King Island . Fauna Breeding seabird s and shorebird s include Little Penguin , Common Diving Petrel , Pacific Gull and Sooty Oystercatcher . ref name Brothers2001 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 ref References reflist coord 40 26 S 144 50 E display title Category Islands of Tasmania Category Bass Strait Tasmania geo stub ... more details
Penguin Island is a small island, with an area of 2.73 hectare ha , in south eastern Australia . It is part of the North Coast Group, lying in southern Bass Strait near Devonport, Tasmania Devonport in north west Tasmania . It is part of the Narawntapu National Park . An estimated 100 pairs of Little Penguin s breed on the island. ref name Brothers2001 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 ref References reflist See also Penguin Islet Tasmania coord 41 09 S 146 33 E display title Category Islands of Tasmania Category Protected areas of TasmaniaTasmania geo stub ... more details
File Long IslandTasmania aerial.jpg thumb Doughboy Island is in the top right of this photo taken from the south east Doughboy Island is a mainly granite island, with an area of 30 hectare ha , in south eastern Australia . It is part of Tasmania s Tin Kettle Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait between Flinders Island Flinders and Cape Barren Island s in the Furneaux Group . It has been devastated by irresponsible farming practices and fire. Fauna Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are Little Penguin , Pacific Gull and Sooty Oystercatcher . The Metallic Skink is present. ref name Brothers2001 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 ref References reflist coord 40 20 S 148 03 E display title Category Islands of TasmaniaTasmania geo stub ... more details
Hope Island is a small island in south eastern Australia . It is part of the Partridge Island Group, lying close to the south eastern coast of Tasmania , in the D Entrecasteaux Channel between Bruny Island and the mainland. ref Brothers et al 2001 , p.607. ref Its neighbouring islets are named Faith Island Faith and Charity IslandTasmania Charity . Flora and fauna The island was previously farmed, and is mostly cleared of its original vegetation, though small patches of eucalypt s remain. European Rabbit Rabbits are present. ref Brothers et al 2001 , p.607. ref References Notes reflist Sources 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 coord 43 20 S 147 02 E display title Category Islands of TasmaniaTasmania geo stub ... more details
Goat Island is a small island situated off the north coast of Tasmania , between Penguin and Ulverstone . It houses a breeding colony of Fairy penguins . ref cite AHD 12106 Three Sisters Goat Island Nature Reserve accessdate 6 September 2009 ref References reflist External links Cite web url http catalogue.statelibrary.tas.gov.au item ?id PH30 1 3167 title Goat Island Photograph publisher State Library of Tasmania coord 41.1354 146.1383 type isle region AU display title Category Islands of TasmaniaTasmania geo stub ... more details
otheruses2 Christmas Island Christmas Island is an island nature reserve , with an area of 63.49 hectare ha , in south eastern Australia . It is part of Tasmania s New Year Island Group which includes the much larger King IslandTasmania King Island , ref Brothers et al , p.47. ref lying north west of Tasmania in Bass Strait . Fauna Breeding seabird and shorebird species include Little Penguin , Short tailed Shearwater , Pacific Gull , Silver Gull , Sooty Oystercatcher , Pied Oystercatcher and Black faced Cormorant . Reptiles include Tiger Snake s and lizards. A species of mouse is present. ref Brothers et al , pp.47 49. ref References Notes reflist Sources 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 coord 39 41 S 143 50 E display title Category Islands of Tasmania Category Protected areas of Tasmania Category Bass Strait Category North West TasmaniaTasmania geo stub fr le Christmas Tasmanie ... more details
Diamond Island is a low granite island, with an area of 6.76 hectare ha , in south eastern Australia . It is part of the Schouten Island Group, lying close to the eastern coast of Tasmania near the Freycinet Peninsula , just off the town of Bicheno, Tasmania Bicheno . It is sometimes connected to the mainland by a spit landform sand spit . It is a nature reserve . ref name Brothers2001 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 ref Fauna Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are Little Penguin and Sooty Oystercatcher . ref name Brothers2001 References reflist coord 41 51 S 148 17 E display title Category Islands of Tasmania Category Protected areas of TasmaniaTasmania geo stub ... more details
Hay Island is an island , with an area of 1.85 hectare ha and a high point 78 m above mean sea level asl , in south eastern Australia . It is part of the Swainson Island Group , lying close to the southern end of the western coast of Tasmania . It is also part of the Southwest National Park , and thus within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site . ref name Brothers2001 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 ref Fauna Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the Short tailed Shearwater 7500 pairs and Fairy Prion 1 2000 pairs . ref name Brothers2001 References reflist coord 43.3600 145.9488 type isle region AU display title Category Islands of Tasmania Category South West Tasmania Category Protected areas of TasmaniaTasmania geo stub ... more details
Charity Island is an islet with an area of 0.6 hectare ha in south eastern Australia . It is part of the Partridge Island Group, lying close to the south eastern coast of Tasmania , in the D Entrecasteaux Channel between Bruny Island and the mainland. Its neighbouring islets are named Faith Island Faith and Hope IslandTasmania Hope . ref name Brothers2001 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 ref Fauna Recorded breeding seabird species are Pacific Gull and Kelp Gull . ref name Brothers2001 References reflist coord 43 19 26.09 S 147 01 54.98 E display title Category Islands of TasmaniaTasmania geo stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Gull Island is a granite island, with an area of 8.5 hectare ha , in south eastern Australia . It is part of Tasmania s Passage Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait south of Cape Barren Island in the Furneaux Group . It is a conservation reserve. Fauna Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include Little Penguin , Short tailed Shearwater , White faced Storm Petrel , Pacific Gull , Silver Gull , Sooty Oystercatcher and Crested Tern . ref name Brothers2001 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 ref References reflist coord 40 26 S 148 29 E display title Category Islands of Tasmania Category Protected areas of TasmaniaTasmania geo stub ... more details
Snake Island is a small, low lying island in south eastern Australia . It is part of the Betsey Island Group, lying close to the south eastern coast of Tasmania around the entrance to the Derwent River Tasmania Derwent River . ref Brothers et al 2001 , p.607. ref Flora and fauna Trees on the island include allocasuarina s and eucalypt s. Pacific Gull s have attempted to breed there. ref Brothers et al 2001 , p.607. ref References Notes reflist Sources 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 coord 43 10 S 147 17 E display title Category Islands of TasmaniaTasmania geo stub ... more details
Albatross Island is an 18 hectare ha island nature reserve in Bass Strait in south eastern Australia . It is part of Tasmania s Hunter Island Group and lies between north west Tasmania and King IslandTasmania King Island . It is notable for its breeding colony of 5,000 pairs of Shy Albatross . Fauna Apart from Shy Albatross, breeding seabird s and shorebird s include Little Penguin , Short tailed Shearwater , Fairy Prion , Pacific Gull , Silver Gull and Sooty Oystercatcher . A pair of White bellied Sea Eagle s usually nests there annually. The island is visited regularly by Australian Fur Seal s and New Zealand Fur Seal s. Reptiles include the Metallic Skink and Tasmanian Tree Skink . ref name Brothers2001 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 ref See also List of islands of Australia References reflist coord 40 23 S 144 39 E display title Category Islands of Tasmania Category Protected areas of Tasmania Category Bass Strait Category Seabird colonies ar Tasmania geo stub ... more details
New Year Island is an island game reserve with an area of 98.22 hectare ha , in south eastern Australia . It is part of Tasmania s New Year Island Group which includes the much larger King IslandTasmania King Island , ref Brothers et al , p.50. ref lying north west of Tasmania in Bass Strait . Fauna Breeding seabird and shorebird species include Short tailed Shearwater , Fairy Prion , Pacific Gull , Silver Gull and Sooty Oystercatcher . Reptiles include Tiger Snake , White s Skink , Metallic Skink and Eastern Blue tongued Lizard . A species of mouse is present. ref Brothers et al , pp.50 51. ref References Notes reflist Sources 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 coord 39 40 05 S 143 50 00 E display title Category Islands of Tasmania Category Bass Strait Category North West TasmaniaTasmania geo stub pl New Year Island ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Governor Island comprises two small granite islands, with a combined area of about 2 hectare ha , in south eastern Australia . It is part of the Schouten Island Group, lying close to the eastern coast of Tasmania near the Freycinet Peninsula and the town of Bicheno, Tasmania Bicheno . It is a nature reserve . ref name Brothers2001 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 ref Fauna Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are Little Penguin , Silver Gull , Sooty Oystercatcher and Crested Tern . ref name Brothers2001 References reflist coord 41 52 S 148 18 E display title Category Islands of Tasmania Category Protected areas of TasmaniaTasmania geo stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Kangaroo Island is an island, with an area of 125 hectare ha , in south eastern Australia . It is part of the Petrel Island Group, lying in Bass Strait close to Robbins Island in north west Tasmania . It has been used for grazing cattle and is surrounded by extensive mudflats. Fauna Pied Oystercatcher s breed on the island, which is also home to the Tasmanian Pademelon . The island and its mudflats are important for feeding and roosting waders . ref name Brothers2001 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 ref References reflist coord 40 44 S 144 58 E display title Category Islands of TasmaniaTasmania geo stub ... more details
Infobox islands name Woody Island image name Woody island.jpg image caption Woody Island, Tasmania locator map native name native name link location Tasmania coordinates Coord 42 48 47.56 S 147 33 35.17 E type isle display inline area km2 highest mount elevation m country Australia country admin divisions title State country admin divisions flag Tasmania country admin divisions title 1 country admin divisions 1 country largest city country largest settlement population population population as of density km2 ethnic groups Woody Island is an island in south eastern Australia . It is part of the Sloping Island Group , lying close to the south eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman Peninsula Tasman and Forestier Peninsula s. ref Brothers et al 2001 , p.606. ref References Notes reflist Sources 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 coord 42 48 S 147 33 E display title Category Islands of TasmaniaTasmania geo stub ... more details
Refuge Island is a flat granite island, with an area of about 6 hectare ha , in south eastern Australia . It is part of the Schouten Island Group, lying close to the eastern coast of Tasmania near the Freycinet Peninsula and is part of the Freycinet National Park . ref name Brothers2001 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 ref Fauna Recorded breeding seabird species are Little Penguin and Short tailed Shearwater . The Spotted Skink is present. ref name Brothers2001 References reflist coord 42 10 S 148 15 E display title Category Islands of Tasmania Category Protected areas of TasmaniaTasmania geo stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Hog Island is a small island nature reserve , with an area of 0.35 hectare ha , in south eastern Australia . It is part of the Sloping Island Group , lying close to the south eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman Peninsula Tasman and Forestier Peninsula s. ref name Brothers2001 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 ref Fauna Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are Pacific Gull , Kelp Gull , Sooty Oystercatcher and Caspian Tern . ref name Brothers2001 References reflist coord 42 56 S 147 39 E display title Category Islands of Tasmania Category Protected areas of TasmaniaTasmania geo stub ... more details
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