Paddys Island
Paddys Island Location of Paddys Island off the coast of Tasmania | |
Geography | |
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Location | Tasman Sea |
Coordinates | 41°23′S 148°18′E / 41.383°S 148.300°ECoordinates: 41°23′S 148°18′E / 41.383°S 148.300°E |
Archipelago | Waterhouse Island Group |
Area | 4.6 ha (11 acres) |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Tasmania |
Demographics | |
Population | uninhabited |
The Paddys Island, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, is a 4.6-hectare (11-acre) uninhabited granite island situated in the Tasman Sea, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia.[1]
Other islands in the Waterhouse Group include Ninth, Tenth, Waterhouse, Little Waterhouse, Maclean, Baynes, Foster, Swan, Little Swan, Cygnet and St Helens islands and Bird Rock and George Rocks islets.[1]
Fauna[]
The island forms part of the St Helens Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance as a breeding site for seabirds and waders.[2]
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, Pacific gull, silver gull, kelp gull, sooty oystercatcher and Caspian tern.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c 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
- ^ "IBA: St Helens (Tasmania)". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
Categories:
- Islands of North East Tasmania
- Important Bird Areas of Tasmania
- Waterhouse Island group
- Tasmania geography stubs