The Governor Island, part of the Schouten Island Group, comprise two small granite islands with a combined area of about 2 hectares (4.9 acres) that lie close to the eastern coast of Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia. The island is located near the Freycinet Peninsula and the town of Bicheno and is a nature reserve.[1][2]
 Part of Governor Island seen from Whalers Lookout in Bicheno | |
  Governor Island Location in Tasmania | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | East Coast Tasmania |
| Coordinates | 41°52′22.33″S 148°18′44.87″E / 41.8728694°S 148.3124639°E |
| Archipelago | Schouten Island Group |
| Area | 2 ha (4.9 acres) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| • Summer (DST) | |
Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher and crested tern.[1]
