Goose Island (Tasmania)

Goose Island
Goose Island is located in Tasmania
Goose Island
Goose Island
Location of the Goose Island in Bass Strait
Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates40°17′24″S 147°47′24″E / 40.29000°S 147.79000°E / -40.29000; 147.79000
ArchipelagoBadger Group, part of the Furneaux Group
Area109 ha (270 acres)
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania

The Goose Island, part of the Badger Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 109-hectare (270-acre) unpopulated elongated granite island, located in Bass Strait, lying west of the Flinders and Cape Barren islands, Tasmania, south of Victoria, in south-eastern Australia.[1][2]

The Goose Island Lighthouse is at the narrow southern end, and is a conservation area. The island is also part of the Chalky, Big Green and Badger Island Groups Important Bird Area.[3]

  1. ^ "Goose Island (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. ^ "Small Bass Strait Island Reserves. Draft Management Plan". Department of Primary Industries,Water and Environment, Tasmanian Government. October 2000. Archived from the original on 30 March 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  3. ^ "IBA: Chalky, Big Green and Badger Island Groups". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.