Cooties Reef

Cooties Reef
aerial view of Vansittart Island with Cooties reef as a bright speck below
Cooties Reef
Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates40°18′S 148°19′E / 40.300°S 148.317°E / -40.300; 148.317
ArchipelagoVansittart Island Group
Area0.15 ha (0.37 acres)
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania

Cooties Reef is a narrow islet, with an area of 0.15 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Vansittart Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait between Flinders and Cape Barren Islands in the Furneaux Group.

Fauna

Pacific gulls breed on the island, and the metallic skink is present. Black-faced cormorants roost on the south side.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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


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