Dart Island

Dart Island
Dart Island

Location in Tasmania

Geography
Location Norfolk Bay
Coordinates 43°01′34″S 147°51′00″E / 43.02611°S 147.85000°E / -43.02611; 147.85000Coordinates: 43°01′34″S 147°51′00″E / 43.02611°S 147.85000°E / -43.02611; 147.85000
Archipelago Tasman Island Group
Country
Australia
State Tasmania
Additional information
Time zone
  Summer (DST)

The Dart Island, part of the Tasman Island Group, is an island, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is located in Norfolk Bay, situated off the Tasman Peninsula.[1]

Dart Island is classified as a state reserve.

Flora and fauna

Dart Island contains stands of blackwoods, allocasuarinas and eucalypts. Rabbits are present and cause browsing damage to the vegetation.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; Halley, Vanessa (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Hobart: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. p. 606. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X.


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