Cygnet Island

The Cygnet Island, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, is a 0.5-hectare (1.2-acre) granite islet situated in Banks Strait, part of Bass Strait, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia.^[1]

Cygnet Island

Cygnet Island is the rightmost tiny island next to Little Swan Island.
Cygnet Island Location of Cygnet Island off the coast of Tasmania
Etymology	Captain Henry Waterhouse
Geography
Location	Banks Strait, Bass Strait
Coordinates	40°43′S 148°04′E
Archipelago	Waterhouse Island Group
Area	0.5 ha (1.2 acres)
Administration
Australia
State	Tasmania

Other islands in the Waterhouse Group include Ninth, Tenth, Waterhouse, Little Waterhouse, Maclean, Baynes, Foster, Swan, Little Swan, St Helens and Paddys islands and Bird Rock and George Rocks islets.^[1]

Fauna

Sooty oystercatchers nest on the island

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are Pacific gull, sooty oystercatcher and black-faced cormorant.^[1]

See also

• Australia portal
• Islands portal
• Environment portal

• List of islands of Tasmania