Ile du Nord

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Ile du Nord
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Ile du Nord
Location of in Tasmania
Geography
LocationEast coast of Tasmania
Coordinates 42°33′36″S148°03′00″E / 42.56000°S 148.05000°E / -42.56000; 148.05000
ArchipelagoMaria Island Group
Adjacent to Tasman Sea
Area10 ha (25 acres)
Administration
Australia
State Tasmania
Local government area Glamorgan Spring Bay Council
Additional information
Time zone
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Maria Island National Park

The Ile du Nord, part of the Maria Island Group, is a small granite island with an area of approximately 10 hectares (25 acres) lying close to the eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia, near the Freycinet Peninsula.

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It is close to the northernmost point of Maria Island and is part of the Maria Island National Park. [1]

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird species are little penguin and short-tailed shearwater. The metallic skink is present. Rakali have also been seen on the island. [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; Halley, Vanessa (2001). Tasmania's Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features . Hobart: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. ISBN   0-7246-4816-X.