Councillor Island
 Councillor Island, located right, relative to King Island | |
  Councillor Island Location of Councillor Island in the Bass Strait | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 39°49′48″S 144°09′36″E / 39.83000°S 144.16000°E |
| Archipelago | New Year Group |
| Area | 10.53 ha (26.0 acres) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
| LGA | Municipality of King Island |
Councillor Island, part of the New Year Group, is a 10.53-hectare (26.0-acre) granite island located in the Bass Strait, lying off the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia.[1][2][3]: 53–55
New Year Group
There are four islands in the New Year Group. Besides Councillor Island, these are:
While King Island has the largest area of the four islands, the group is named after New Year Island because it was discovered by Europeans a few days earlier than King Island.[4][3]: 50–51
Fauna
Breeding seabird and shorebird species include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion, common diving-petrel, Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher, black-faced cormorant and Caspian tern. Reptiles include eastern blue-tongued lizard.[3]: 50–51
The island forms part of the King Island Important Bird Area because of its importance for breeding seabirds and waders.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Councillor Island (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ "Travel: King Island". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ a b c Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; Halley, Vanessa (2001). Tasmania's Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Hobart: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X.
- ^ "Travel: King Island". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "King Island". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
