Location of New Year Island in the Great Australian Bight, west of the Bass Strait | |
Geography | |
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Location | Roaring Forties, Great Australian Bight |
Coordinates | 39°40′12″S143°49′12″E / 39.67000°S 143.82000°E |
Archipelago | New Year Group |
Total islands | 5 |
Major islands | King Island |
Area | 98.22 ha (242.7 acres) |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Tasmania |
LGA | Municipality of King Island |
New Year Island, part of the New Year Group, is a 98.22-hectare (242.7-acre) granite island and game reserve located in the Great Australian Bight, lying off the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. [1]
There are four islands in the New Year Group. Besides New Year Island, these are:
While King Island has the largest area of the four islands, the group is named after New Year Island because it was discovered by Europeans a few days earlier than King Island. [2] [3]
Breeding seabird and shorebird species include short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion, Pacific gull, silver gull and sooty oystercatcher. Reptiles include tiger snake, white's skink, metallic skink and eastern blue-tongued lizard. A species of mouse is present. [3]
The island forms part of the King Island Important Bird Area because of its importance for breeding seabirds and waders. [4]
According to the International Hydrographic Organization, the line separating the Bass Strait from the Great Australian Bight runs through King Island, so New Year Island lies in the Great Australian Bight.
De Witt Island, also known as Big Witch, is an island located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. The 516-hectare (1.99 sq mi) island is the largest of the Maatsuyker Islands Group, and comprises part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site. The island is listed on the Australian Register of the National Estate.
The Trumpeter Islets comprise a group of two unpopulated islets, with a combined area of about a hectare, located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. Situated some 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) where the mouth of Port Davey meets the Southern Ocean, the 1-hectare (2.5-acre) island is part of the Trumpeter Islets Group, and comprises part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.
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