 An aerial view ofClarke Island, centre; with Spike Island being two small islands in mid-foreground, close to Clarke Island | |
  Spike Island Location of the Spike Island inBass Strait | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 40°33′00″S148°06′00″E / 40.55000°S 148.10000°E /-40.55000; 148.10000 |
| Archipelago | Passage Group, part of theFurneaux Group |
| Total islands | 2 |
| Area | 6 ha (15 acres) |
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Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
TheSpike Island, part of thePassage Group within theFurneaux Group, is a close pair of unpopulatedgranite islands with a combined area of 6 hectares (15 acres), located inBass Strait, south ofCape Barren Island in Spike Bay just off the west coast ofClarke Island, inTasmania, in south-eastern Australia.[1][2]
Recorded breedingseabird andwader species includelittle penguin,Pacific gull,silver gull andsooty oystercatcher.[3]
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