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Billy Goat Reefs

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Location
  
Bass Strait

Area
  
1.3 ha (3.2 acres)

Island group
  
Total islands
  
4

State
  
Billy Goat Reefs

Archipelago
  
Similar
  
Serpentine Dam, Westerway railway station, Edgar Dam, Gordon Power Station, Port Davey Track

The Billy Goat Reefs, part of the Great Dog Group within the Furneaux Group, are a close group of four small islands, joined at low tide, with a combined area of 1.3 hectares (3.2 acres), located in the Bass Strait between the Flinders and Cape Barren islands, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.

Contents

Map of Billy Goat Reefs, Tasmania, Australia

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, white-faced storm-petrel, sooty oystercatcher and Caspian tern. Reptiles present include the metallic skink, White's skink and white-lipped snake.

References

Billy Goat Reefs Wikipedia


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