 Little Swan Island lies behind Swan Island in this aerial photo. | |
  Little Swan Island Location of Swan Island off the coast ofTasmania | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Banks Strait,Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 40°43′S148°04′E / 40.717°S 148.067°E /-40.717; 148.067 |
| Archipelago | Waterhouse Island Group |
| Area | 12.64 ha (31.2 acres) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
TheLittle Swan Island, part of theWaterhouse Island Group, is a 12.64-hectare (31.2-acre) uninhabitedgraniteisland situated in Banks Strait, part ofBass Strait, lying close to the north-eastern coast ofTasmania, Australia.[1]
Other islands in the Waterhouse Group include[1] theNinth,Tenth,Waterhouse,Little Waterhouse,Maclean,Baynes,Cygnet,Foster,Swan,Bird Rock,George Rocks,St Helens, andPaddys islands.
Recorded breedingseabird andwader species arelittle penguin,short-tailed shearwater,common diving-petrel,white-faced storm-petrel,Pacific gull,sooty oystercatcher andAustralian pelican. The pelican colony is the southernmost in Australia. Themetallic skink is present.[1]
