Ile du Nord
  Ile du Nord Location of in Tasmania | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | East coast of Tasmania |
| Coordinates | 42°33′36″S 148°03′00″E / 42.56000°S 148.05000°E |
| Archipelago | Maria Island Group |
| Adjacent to | Tasman Sea |
| Area | 10 ha (25 acres) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
| Local government area | Glamorgan Spring Bay Council |
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| Time zone | |
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| Maria Island National Park | |
The Ile du Nord, part of the Maria Island Group, is a small granite island with an area of approximately 10 hectares (25 acres) lying close to the eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia, near the Freycinet Peninsula.
It is close to the northernmost point of Maria Island and is part of the Maria Island National Park.[1]
Fauna
[edit]Recorded breeding seabird species are little penguin and short-tailed shearwater. The metallic skink is present. Rakali have also been seen on the island.[1]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; Halley, Vanessa (2001). Tasmania's Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Hobart: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X.
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