Location of the Actaeon Island in the
D'Entrecasteaux Channel | |
Geography | |
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Location | D'Entrecasteaux Channel |
Coordinates | 43°31′S 146°59′E / 43.517°S 146.983°E |
Archipelago | Actaeon Island Group |
Area | 15.65 ha (38.7 acres) [1] |
Highest elevation | 14 m (46 ft) [1] |
Administration | |
State | Tasmania |
The Actaeon Island, part of the Actaeon Island Group, is a 15.65-hectare (38.7-acre) dolerite island and game reserve located at the southern entrance to the D'Entrecasteaux Channel between Bruny Island and the mainland, that lies close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is named for the ship Actaeon, which wrecked there in 1822. [2]
There is a navigation beacon on the highest point, 14 metres (46 ft) AHD . [1] [3]
The Actaeon Island Group consists of:
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the little penguin, short-tailed shearwater and sooty oystercatcher. European rabbits occur on the island and seals occasionally haul-out there. The metallic skink is present. [1] The endangered orange-bellied parrot is historically from the Actaeon Island. [4]