title: Ile du Nord
text: # Ile du Nord
  
  The Ile du Nord, part of the Maria Island Group, is a small granite island with an area of approximately 10 hectares (25 acres) lying close to the eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia, near the Freycinet Peninsula.
  
  It is close to the northernmost point of Maria Island and is part of the Maria Island National Park.
  
  ## Fauna
  
  Recorded breeding seabird species are little penguin and short-tailed shearwater. The metallic skink is present. Rakali have also been seen on the island.
  
  