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Storehouse Island

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Location
  
Bass Strait

State
  
Tasmania

Island group
  
Furneaux Group

Area
  
20 ha (49 acres)

Population
  
unpopulated

Storehouse Island

Archipelago
  
Babel Group, part of the Furneaux Group

The Storehouse Island, part of the Babel Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 20-hectare (49-acre) unpopulated granite island, located in Bass Strait, lying off the east coast of Flinders Island, Tasmania, south of Victoria, in south-eastern Australia.

Contents

Map of Storehouse Island, Tasmania, Australia

The Storehouse Island forms part of the Babel Island Group Important Bird Area.

Fauna

Seabirds and waders recorded as breeding on the island include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, silver gull, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. Resident reptiles include metallic skink and tiger snake. The rakali is thought to visit the island.

References

Storehouse Island Wikipedia