Picnic Island is a small, privately owned, rocky island, with an area of about onehectare, part of the Schouten Island Group, lying close to the eastern coast ofTasmania near theFreycinet Peninsula. It is composed ofsandstone overlyinggranite.[1]
In November 2020, the business operator said the use of the island's accommodations was normally about half from theMelbourne market and a quarter each fromSydney andBrisbane.[2]
Recorded breedingseabird species arelittle penguin andshort-tailed shearwater. Thespotted skink is present.[1]
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42°07′S148°16′E / 42.117°S 148.267°E /-42.117; 148.267
