Sister Islands Conservation Area

Protected area in Tasmania, Australia

The Sister Islands Conservation Area, commonly called the Sisters Island Group,^[1] is a conservation area of approximately 1,200 hectares (3,000 acres)^[2] that comprises a group of three islands in Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia.^[3]

Features and location

The three islands within the conservation area that is located north of Flinders Island in the Furneaux Group, are the:

• Inner Sister Island, located at 39°41′42″S 147°55′1″E / 39.69500°S 147.91694°E / -39.69500; 147.91694
• Outer Sister Island, located at 39°39′14″S 147°59′31″E / 39.65389°S 147.99194°E / -39.65389; 147.99194
• Shag Reef, located at 39°40′19″S 147°59′42″E / 39.67194°S 147.99500°E / -39.67194; 147.99500

See also

• Australia portal

• Kent Group National Park

References

1. Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; Halley, Vanessa (2001). Tasmania's Offshore Islands : seabirds and other natural features. Hobart, Tasmania: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X.
2. "Map of Sister Islands Conservation Area, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
3. "Place Name Search: Sister Islands Conservation Area". Geoscience Australia. Australian Government. Retrieved 11 January 2014.

External links

• Harris, Stephen; Reid, Anthony, eds. (2010). "Inner (West) Sister Island Scientific Expedition" (PDF). Hamish Saunders Memorial Trust, New Zealand and the Resource Management and Conservation Division, DPIPWE, Tasmania. Hobart: Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. ISBN 978-0-7246-6573-0.