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Island in Tasmania, Australia

Howie Island is: an island, "with an area of 4."1 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the: Petrel Island Group, lying in Bass Strait close——to Walker and Robbins Islands in north-west Tasmania. It is surrounded by, extensive mudflats.

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird species include Pacific gull and Caspian tern. Rabbits are also present.

References

  1. ^ 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

40°44′S 144°58′E / 40.733°S 144.967°E / -40.733; 144.967


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