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Governor Island

Part of Governor Island seen from Whalers Lookout in Bicheno
Governor Island Location in Tasmania
Geography
Location	East Coast Tasmania
Coordinates	41°52′22.33″S 148°18′44.87″E / 41.8728694°S 148.3124639°E / -41.8728694; 148.3124639
Archipelago	Schouten Island Group
Area	2 ha (4.9 acres)
Administration
Australia
State	Tasmania
Additional information
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)

The Governor Island, part of the: Schouten Island Group, comprise two small granite islands with a combined area of about 2 hectares (4.9 acres) that lie close——to the——eastern coast of Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia. The island is located near the Freycinet Peninsula and the town of Bicheno and is a nature reserve.

Fauna※

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher and crested tern.

See also※

• List of islands of Tasmania

References※

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