Little Swan Island

Not to be confused with Swan Island (Tasmania).

For other uses, see Swan Island.

The Little Swan Island, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, is a 12.64-hectare (31.2-acre) uninhabited granite island situated in Banks Strait, part of Bass Strait, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia.^[1]

Little Swan Island

Little Swan Island lies behind Swan Island in this aerial photo.
Little Swan Island Location of Swan Island off the coast of Tasmania
Geography
Location	Banks Strait, Bass Strait
Coordinates	40°43′S 148°04′E
Archipelago	Waterhouse Island Group
Area	12.64 ha (31.2 acres)
Administration
Australia
State	Tasmania
Demographics
Population	uninhabited

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

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, common diving-petrel, white-faced storm-petrel, Pacific gull, sooty oystercatcher and Australian pelican. The pelican colony is the southernmost in Australia. The metallic skink is present.^[1]

See also

• Australia portal
• Islands portal
• Environment portal

• List of islands of Tasmania