Doughboy Island (Tasmania)
Doughboy Island (top right), taken from the south east.
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 Doughboy Island
Location of the Doughboy Island in Bass Strait
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| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 40°20′24″S 148°03′00″E / 40.34000°S 148.05000°ECoordinates: 40°20′24″S 148°03′00″E / 40.34000°S 148.05000°E |
| Archipelago | Tin Kettle Group, part of the Furneaux Group |
| Area | 30 ha (74 acres) |
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| State | Tasmania |
The Doughboy Island, part of the Tin Kettle Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 30-hectare (74-acre) unpopulated mainly granite island, located in Bass Strait, lying west of the Flinders and Cape Barren islands, Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.
The island has been devastated by irresponsible farming practices and fire.
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. The metallic skink is present.
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