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Ile du Nord

Ile du Nord
Ile du Nord is located in Tasmania
Ile du Nord
Ile du Nord
Location of in Tasmania
Geography
Location East coast of Tasmania
Coordinates 42°33′36″S 148°03′00″E / 42.56000°S 148.05000°E / -42.56000; 148.05000Coordinates: 42°33′36″S 148°03′00″E / 42.56000°S 148.05000°E / -42.56000; 148.05000
Archipelago Maria Island Group
Adjacent bodies of water Tasman Sea
Area 10 ha (25 acres)
Administration
Australia
State Tasmania
Local government area Glamorgan Spring Bay Council
Additional information
Time zone
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Maria Island National Park

The Ile du Nord, part of the Maria Island Group, is a small granite island with an area of approximately 10 hectares (25 acres) lying close to the eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia, near the Freycinet Peninsula.

It is close to the northernmost point of Maria Island and is part of the Maria Island National Park.

Recorded breeding seabird species are little penguin and short-tailed shearwater. The metallic skink is present. Rakali have also been seen on the island.



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