Little Goose Island

Little Goose Island
Little Goose Island is located in Tasmania
Little Goose Island
Little Goose Island
Location of the Little Goose Island in Bass Strait
Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates40°17′24″S 147°46′48″E / 40.29000°S 147.78000°E / -40.29000; 147.78000
ArchipelagoBadger Group, part of the Furneaux Group
Area3.6 ha (8.9 acres)
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania

The Little Goose Island, part of the Badger Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 3.6-hectare (8.9-acre) unpopulated flat, round 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 island is contained within a nature reserve[3] and is part of the Chalky, Big Green and Badger Island Groups Important Bird Area.[4]

  1. ^ "Little 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. ^ Cite error: The named reference Brothers2001 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "IBA: Chalky, Big Green and Badger Island Groups". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.