Swainson Island

Swainson Island

Swainson Island Location off the south western coast of Tasmania
Geography
Location	South western Tasmania
Coordinates	43°21′36″S 145°55′12″E / 43.36000°S 145.92000°E / -43.36000; 145.92000Coordinates: 43°21′36″S 145°55′12″E / 43.36000°S 145.92000°E / -43.36000; 145.92000
Archipelago	Swainson Islands Group
Adjacent bodies of water	Southern Ocean; Port Davey
Total islands	2
Area	4.14 ha (10.2 acres)
Administration
Australia
State	Tasmania
Region	South West
Demographics
Population	Unpopulated

Swainson Island is an unpopulated island with an adjacent islet, located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. Situated near where the mouth of Port Davey meets the Southern Ocean, the 4.14-hectare (10.2-acre) island is part of the Swainson Islands Group, and comprises part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.

The island is part of the Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds. Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the little penguin (100 pairs), short-tailed shearwater (38,000 pairs), fairy prion (3000 pairs), Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. The Tasmanian tree skink is present.