Fulham Island

Fulham Island is a privately owned island with an area of 10 hectares (25 acres). It is part of the Sloping Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas in Tasmania, Australia.[1]

Flora and fauna

The island has been extensively grazed and the vegetation is dominated by introduced grasses, bracken, boxthorn and some remnant blackwoods.[1]

Recorded breeding seabird species are little penguin, short-tailed shearwater and kelp gull.[1]

See also

Old county map featuring the island[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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
  2. ↑ http://stors.tas.gov.au/AF396-1-1082

Coordinates: 42°54′S 147°47′E / 42.900°S 147.783°E / -42.900; 147.783

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