title: Barren Island (Tasmania)
text: # Barren Island (Tasmania)
  
  Barren Island is a small island, with an area of 0.53 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Sloping Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas.
  
  ## Fauna
  
  Recorded breeding seabird species are silver gull and kelp gull. The three-lined skink is also present.
  
  