Location Bass Strait State Tasmania | Area 30 ha (74 acres) Island group Furneaux Group | |
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Archipelago Tin Kettle Group, part of the Furneaux Group | ||
The Doughboy Island, part of the Tin Kettle Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 30-hectare (74-acre) unpopulated mainly granite island, located in Bass Strait, lying west of the Flinders and Cape Barren islands, Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.
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Map of Doughboy Island, Tasmania, Australia
The island has been devastated by irresponsible farming practices and fire.
Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. The metallic skink is present.
References
Doughboy Island (Tasmania) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA