New Year Island (Tasmania)
New Year Island, part of the New Year Group, is a granite island and game reserve located in the Great Australian Bight, lying off the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia.
New Year Group
There are four islands in the New Year Group. Besides New Year 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.
Fauna
Breeding seabird and shorebird species include short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion, Pacific gull, silver gull and sooty oystercatcher. Reptiles include tiger snake, white's skink, metallic skink and eastern blue-tongued lizard. A species of mouse is present.The island forms part of the King Island Important Bird Area because of its importance for breeding seabirds and waders.