Apple Orchard Point Island
  Apple Orchard Point Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 40°18′S 148°12′E / 40.300°S 148.200°E |
| Archipelago | Furneaux Group |
| Area | 0.85 ha (2.1 acres) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
Apple Orchard Point Island is a small island, with an area of 0.85 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Vansittart Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait between Flinders and Cape Barren Islands in the Furneaux Group.
Fauna[edit]
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin and sooty oystercatcher. Reptiles present include white-lipped snake and metallic skink.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X
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