The Low Islets, part of the Passage Group within the Furneaux Group, is a close pair of unpopulated small granite islands with a combined area of 2 hectares (4.9 acres), located in Bass Strait, south of Cape Barren Island, and west of both Spike and Clarke islands, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.[1][2]

Low Islets
An aerial view of Clarke Island, centre;
with the Low Islets being two small islands in foreground; with Spike Island closer to Clarke Island.
Low Islets is located in Tasmania
Low Islets
Low Islets
Location of the Low Islets in Bass Strait
Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates40°33′36″S 148°14′24″E / 40.56000°S 148.24000°E / -40.56000; 148.24000
ArchipelagoPassage Group, part of the Furneaux Group
Total islands2
Area2 ha (4.9 acres)
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania

Fauna

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The island is one of only three sites where pelicans breed in Tasmania.[2] Recorded breeding seabird, wader and waterbird species include little penguin, Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher, black-faced cormorant, Australian pelican, Caspian tern, crested tern and white-fronted tern.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Low Islets (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. ^ a b "Small Bass Strait Island Reserves. Draft Management Plan". Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Tasmanian Government. October 2000. Archived from the original on 30 March 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  3. ^ 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