North Pasco Island
North Pasco Island is a granite island, with an area of 28 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Pasco Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait off the north-west coast of Flinders Island in the Furneaux Group. It was previously used for sheep grazing.[1]
Fauna
Seabirds and waders recorded as breeding on the island include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. Recorded reptiles are White's skink and white-lipped snake.[1]
References
Coordinates: 39°55′S 147°46′E / 39.917°S 147.767°E
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