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Cooties Reef

Coordinates: 40°18′S 148°19′E / 40.300°S 148.317°E / -40.300; 148.317
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Cooties Reef
aerial view of Vansittart Island with Cooties reef as a bright speck below
Cooties Reef is located in Tasmania
Cooties Reef
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

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

References

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  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