Billy Goat Reefs

Billy Goat Reefs
Billy Goat Reefs appear on the right edge of this picture of Little Green Island
Billy Goat Reefs is located in Tasmania
Billy Goat Reefs
Billy Goat Reefs
Location of the Billy Goat Reefs in Bass Strait
Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates40°13′12″S 148°15′36″E / 40.22000°S 148.26000°E / -40.22000; 148.26000
ArchipelagoGreat Dog Group, part of the Furneaux Group
Total islands4
Area1.3 ha (3.2 acres)
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania

The Billy Goat Reefs, part of the Great Dog Group within the Furneaux Group, are a close group of four small islands, joined at low tide, with a combined area of 1.3 hectares (3.2 acres), located in the Bass Strait between the Flinders and Cape Barren islands, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.[1]

Fauna[edit]

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, white-faced storm-petrel, sooty oystercatcher and Caspian tern. Reptiles present include the metallic skink, White's skink and white-lipped snake.[2]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Billy Goat Reefs (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. ^ 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