Английская Википедия:Councillor Island

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Councillor Island, part of the New Year Group, is a Шаблон:Convert granite island located in the Bass Strait, lying off the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia.[1][2][3]Шаблон:Rp

New Year Group

There are four islands in the New Year Group. Besides Councillor Island, these are:

While King Island has the largest area of the four islands, the group is named after New Year Island because it was discovered by Europeans a few days earlier than King Island.[4][3]Шаблон:Rp

Fauna

Breeding seabird and shorebird species include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion, common diving-petrel, Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher, black-faced cormorant and Caspian tern. Reptiles include eastern blue-tongued lizard.[3]Шаблон:Rp

The island forms part of the King Island Important Bird Area because of its importance for breeding seabirds and waders.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. Шаблон:Gazetteer of Australia
  2. Шаблон:Cite news
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  4. Шаблон:Cite news
  5. Шаблон:Cite web