Ram Island (Tasmania)
Appearance
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Ram Island is a small island, with an area of 66 acres, in south-eastern . Located in the Estuary of Little Swansport on the East Coast of Tasmania south of Swansea township.
Wildlife
[edit]BirdLife International identifies Ram Island as part of the Franklin Sound Islands Important Bird Area because it holds over 1% of the world populations of six bird species.[1]
Flora and fauna
[edit]Recorded breeding seabird, waterbird and wader species are little penguin, Pacific gull, sooty oystercatcher, white-faced storm-petrel, black-faced cormorant, Caspian tern and Cape Barren goose.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "BirdLife Data Zone Franklin Sound Islands". BirdLife International. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ 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
40°18′S 148°12′E / 40.300°S 148.200°E