Ninth Island
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The Ninth Island, officially Tareerpattel-tarerenner / Ninth Island, is a 32-hectare uninhabited granite island situated in Bass Strait as part of the Waterhouse Island Group, lying close to the north
The island is home to thousands of little penguins.
Little Waterhouse Island
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The Little Waterhouse Island, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, is a 2.5-hectare granite island situated in Banks Strait, part of Bass Strait, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Au
Ninth Island
…fires and, in July 1995, by the Iron Baron oil spill which killed between 2,000 and 6,000 little penguins. The island forms part of the Ninth and Little Waterhouse Islands Important Bird Area (IBA), so identified by BirdLife International because it holds over 1% of the world population of black-faced cormorants. In approx…
The island is an important breeding site for black-faced cormorants.