title: Howie Island
text: # Howie Island
  
  Howie Island is an island, with an area of 4.1 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Petrel Island Group, lying in Bass Strait close to Walker and Robbins Islands in north-west Tasmania. It is surrounded by extensive mudflats.
  
  ## Fauna
  
  Recorded breeding seabird species include Pacific gull and Caspian tern. Rabbits are also present.
  
  