Furneaux bioregion
| Furneaux Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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 The interim Australian bioregions, with Furneaux in red | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 40°10′S 148°05′E / 40.167°S 148.083°E | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 538 km2 (207.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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Furneaux is an interim Australian bioregion that comprises the Furneaux Group, consisting of over one hundred islands off the northeast coast of Tasmania, as well as the northeast corner of Tasmania and Wilson's Promontory on the Australian mainland. It spans an area of 537,543 hectares (1,328,300 acres).[1][2]
Furneaux Island, situated at the eastern entrance to Bass Strait, is a haven for a diverse array of native plants and animals, including the Furneaux burrowing crayfish, a threatened and endemic Australian species.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes". Department of the Environment and Energy. Australian Government. 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia, Version 7" (PDF). Department of the Environment and Energy. Australian Government. 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Engaeus martigener: Doran, N. And Horwitz, P". 2010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T7737A12845688.en.
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Further reading
- Thackway, R.; Cresswell, I. D. (1995). An interim biogeographic regionalisation for Australia : a framework for setting priorities in the National Reserves System Cooperative Program, Version 4.0. Canberra: Australian Nature Conservation Agency, Reserve Systems Unit. ISBN 978-0-642-21371-6.