Refuge Island (Tasmania)
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Refuge Island is a flat granite island, with an area of about 6 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Schouten Island Group, lying close to the eastern coast of Tasmania near the Freycinet Peninsula and is part of the Freycinet National Park.[1]
History
Shore-based whaling activities were conducted on the island in the 1820s. George Meredity and William Maycock had rival whaling stations in 1829. The activity continued during the 1830 season.[2]
Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird species are little penguin and short-tailed shearwater. The spotted skink is present.[1]
References
- ^ a b 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
- ^ Nash, Michael (2003). The bay whalers; Tasmania's shore-based whaling industry (First ed.). Canberra: Navarine. p. 155. ISBN 978-0958656191.
42°10′S 148°15′E / 42.167°S 148.250°E
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