Gull Island (Tasmania)

Gull Island
White-faced storm-petrels breed on the Gull Island.
Location of the Gull Island in Bass Strait
Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates40°25′48″S 148°29′24″E / 40.43000°S 148.49000°E / -40.43000; 148.49000
ArchipelagoPassage Group, part of the Furneaux Group
Area8.5 ha (21 acres)
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania

The Gull Island, part of the Passage Group within the Furneaux Group, is an 8.5-hectare (21-acre) granite island, located in Bass Strait southeast of Cape Barren Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia. The island is a conservation reserve and with the Passage and Forsyth islands, the Gull Island forms part of the Forsyth, Passage and Gull Islands Important Bird Area (IBA), identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports over 1% of the world populations of little penguins and black-faced cormorants.