Craggy Island (Tasmania) facts for kids
 Craggy Island
Location in Tasmania
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 39°41′14″S 147°40′41″E / 39.68722°S 147.67806°E |
| Archipelago | Bass Pyramid Group |
| Area | 39 ha (96 acres) |
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Australia
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| State | Tasmania |
Craggy Island is a rugged granite island, with an area of 38.88 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Bass Pyramid Group lying in northern Bass Strait between Flinders Island and the Kent Group.
History
Robinson reports there was a sealing camp on the island in 1831.
Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion, common diving-petrel, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. The metallic skink is present.
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