The Bass Pyramid, part of the Furneaux Group, is a small, two sectioned oval, steep-sided 100-square-metre (1,100 sq ft) unpopulated graniteisland, located in Bass Strait, lying north of the Flinders Island and south of the Kent Group, in Tasmania, Australia.[1] A rock bridge connects the two sections.
^Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ISBN0-7246-4816-X
^Parry Kostoglou (1996), Sealing in Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service, p.117-8.
bass, pyramid, confused, with, bass, rock, ball, pyramid, bass, shops, pyramid, part, furneaux, group, small, sectioned, oval, steep, sided, square, metre, unpopulated, granite, island, located, bass, strait, lying, north, flinders, island, south, kent, group,. Not to be confused with Bass Rock Ball s Pyramid or Bass Pro Shops Pyramid The Bass Pyramid part of the Furneaux Group is a small two sectioned oval steep sided 100 square metre 1 100 sq ft unpopulated granite island located in Bass Strait lying north of the Flinders Island and south of the Kent Group in Tasmania Australia 1 A rock bridge connects the two sections Bass PyramidBass PyramidLocation of the Bass Pyramid in Bass StraitGeographyLocationBass StraitCoordinates39 49 12 S 147 14 24 E 39 82000 S 147 24000 E 39 82000 147 24000ArchipelagoFurneaux GroupArea21 600 m2 233 000 sq ft Length220 km 137 mi Width140 km 87 mi AdministrationAustraliaStateTasmaniaDemographicsPopulationunpopulated The island was used intermittently from the 1940s until 1988 as a bombing and shelling target by the Australian airforce and navy On 5 April 1978 the island was proclaimed part of a nature reserve Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include fairy prion common diving petrel Pacific gull silver gull Australasian gannet and sooty oystercatcher It is also a haul out site for Australian fur seals 2 The seals were hunted here in the 19th century 3 The dangers of the site resulted in at least three sealers losing their lives here 4 See also edit nbsp Australia portal nbsp Islands portal List of islands of TasmaniaReferences edit Bass Pyramid TAS Gazetteer of Australia online Geoscience Australia Australian Government Brothers Nigel Pemberton David Pryor Helen amp Halley Vanessa 2001 Tasmania s Offshore Islands seabirds and other natural features Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Hobart ISBN 0 7246 4816 X Parry Kostoglou 1996 Sealing in Tasmania Hobart Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service p 117 8 Kostoglou p 118 nbsp This Tasmania geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bass Pyramid amp oldid 1166511064, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
