Billy Goat Reefs

Islands in Tasmania, Australia

40°13′12″S 148°15′36″E / 40.22000°S 148.26000°E / -40.22000; 148.26000ArchipelagoGreat Dog Group, part of the Furneaux GroupTotal islands4Area1.3 ha (3.2 acres)Administration
Australia
StateTasmania

The Billy Goat Reefs, part of the Great Dog Group within the Furneaux Group, are a close group of four small islands, joined at low tide, with a combined area of 1.3 hectares (3.2 acres), located in the Bass Strait between the Flinders and Cape Barren islands, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.[1]

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, white-faced storm-petrel, sooty oystercatcher and Caspian tern. Reptiles present include the metallic skink, White's skink and white-lipped snake.[2]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Billy Goat Reefs (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. ^ 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
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