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Kangaroo Island (Tasmania)

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Location
  
Bass Strait

Area
  
125 ha (310 acres)

LGA
  
Circular Head Council

Archipelago
  
Petrel Group

State
  
Tasmania

Population
  
unpopulated

Kangaroo Island (Tasmania)

The Kangaroo Island, part of the Petrel Group, is a 125-hectare (310-acre) unpopulated island, located in the Bass Strait, close to the Robbins Island, in north-west Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.

The island has been used for grazing cattle and is surrounded by extensive mudflats.

Fauna

Pied oystercatchers breed on the island, which is also home to the Tasmanian pademelon. The island and its mudflats are important for feeding and roosting waders.

References

Kangaroo Island (Tasmania) Wikipedia