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Christmas Island (Tasmania)
Christmas Island
is an island
nature reserve
, with an area of 63.49
ha
, in south-eastern
Australia
. It is part of
Tasmania
’s New Year Island Group which includes the much larger
King Island
, lying north-west of Tasmania at the western limit of
Bass Strait
. According to the
International Hydrographic Organization
, the line separating Bass Strait from the
Great Australian Bight
runs through King Island, so Christmas Island lies in the Great Australian Bight. The island forms part of the King Island
Important Bird Area
because of its importance for breeding
seabirds
and
waders
.
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