The Carbuncle

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The Carbuncle
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The Carbuncle
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The Carbuncle
Geography
Location Tasmania
Coordinates 41°7′S146°33′E / 41.117°S 146.550°E / -41.117; 146.550
Area0.0191 km2 (0.0074 sq mi)
Administration
Australia
Tasmania
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The Carbuncle is a small island, part of the North Coast Group of islands, lying in southern Bass Strait near Port Sorell in north-west Tasmania, with an area of 1.91 ha. It is part of the Narawntapu National Park.

An early reference in 1859 called it Carbuncle Island. [1]

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird species include little penguin and white-faced storm-petrel. [2]

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References

  1. "TASMANIA". The Argus (Melbourne) . No. 4, 081. Victoria, Australia. 12 July 1859. p. 5. Retrieved 30 December 2018 via National Library of Australia.
  2. 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

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