Dugay Islet

Dugay Islet is a small island with an area of 0.44 ha in Bass Strait, north-western Tasmania.

It is part of Tasmania’s Hunter Island Group which lies between north-west Tasmania and King Island[1]


Fauna

Breeding seabirds and shorebirds include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, common diving-petrel, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher.[2]

References

  1. ↑ On Geoscience Australia data bases as Dugay Islet (TAS) Lat:-40.599998 Lon:144.770004 Latitude: 40°36'00"S [Decimal Degrees -40.599998°] Longitude: 144°46'12"E [Decimal Degrees 144.770004°] Record ID: TAS12569
  2. ↑ Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; Halley, Vanessa (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. ISBN 072464816X.

Coordinates: 40°36′S 144°46′E / 40.600°S 144.767°E / -40.600; 144.767

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