 Cygnet Island is the rightmost tiny island next to Little Swan Island. | |
  Cygnet IslandLocation of Cygnet Island off the coast of Tasmania | |
| Etymology | Captain Henry Waterhouse |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Banks Strait, Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 40°43′S 148°04′E / 40.717°S 148.067°E / -40.717; 148.067 |
| Archipelago | Waterhouse Island Group |
| Area | 0.5 ha (1.2 acres) |
| Administration | |
| Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
The Cygnet Island, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, is a 0.5-hectare (1.2-acre) granite islet situated in Banks Strait, part of Bass Strait, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia.
Other islands in the Waterhouse Group include Ninth, Tenth, Waterhouse, Little Waterhouse, Maclean, Baynes, Foster, Swan, Little Swan, St Helens and Paddys islands and Bird Rock and George Rocks islets.
Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are Pacific gull, sooty oystercatcher and black-faced cormorant.
See also
References
- ^ 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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