Actaeon Island

The Actaeon Island, part of the Actaeon Island Group, is a 15.65 ha dolerite island and game reserve located at the southern entrance to the D'Entrecasteaux Channel between Bruny Island and the mainland, that lies close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is named for the ship Actaeon, which wrecked there in 1822.

There is a navigation beacon on the highest point, 14 m.

Actaeon Island Group
The Actaeon Island Group consists of:


 * Actaeon Island
 * Blanche Rock
 * Courts Island
 * Southport Island
 * Sterile Island
 * The Friars
 * The Images

Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the little penguin, short-tailed shearwater and sooty oystercatcher. European rabbits occur on the island and seals occasionally haul-out there. The metallic skink is present. The endangered orange-bellied parrot is historically from the Actaeon Island.