Paddys Island

Paddys Island
Paddys Island is located in Tasmania
Paddys Island
Paddys Island
Location of Paddys Island off the coast of Tasmania
Geography
LocationTasman Sea
Coordinates41°23′S 148°18′E / 41.383°S 148.300°E / -41.383; 148.300
ArchipelagoWaterhouse Island Group
Area4.6 ha (11 acres)
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

The Paddys Island, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, is a 4.6-hectare (11-acre) uninhabited granite island situated in the Tasman Sea, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia.[1]

Other islands in the Waterhouse Group include Ninth, Tenth, Waterhouse, Little Waterhouse, Maclean, Baynes, Foster, Swan, Little Swan, Cygnet and St Helens islands and Bird Rock and George Rocks islets.[1]

  1. ^ a b 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