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]
 Billy Goat Reefs appear on the right edge of this picture of Little Green Island | |
  Billy Goat Reefs Location of the Billy Goat Reefs in Bass Strait | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 40°13′12″S 148°15′36″E / 40.22000°S 148.26000°E |
| Archipelago | Great Dog Group, part of the Furneaux Group |
| Total islands | 4 |
| Area | 1.3 ha (3.2 acres) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
Fauna
editRecorded 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]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Billy Goat Reefs (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ 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
