Cabbage Tree Island (John Gould Nature Reserve)

John Gould Nature Reserve
New South Wales
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1]
Cabbage Tree Island, NSW, west side
John Gould Nature Reserve is located in New South Wales
John Gould Nature Reserve
John Gould Nature Reserve
Nearest town or cityShoal Bay
Coordinates32°40′54″S 152°14′04″E / 32.68167°S 152.23444°E / -32.68167; 152.23444
Area30 ha (74 acres)
Managing authoritiesNSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
See alsoProtected areas of
New South Wales

Cabbage Tree Island, also known as the John Gould Nature Reserve, is a protected nature reserve and uninhabited continental island lying 1.4 km (0.87 mi) off the mouth of Port Stephens on the coast of New South Wales, Australia.[2] The 30 ha (74-acre) reserve and island is named for the Cabbage-tree Palms in the two gullies on the island's western side which are the nesting site of Goulds petrel. It is the principal breeding site of the nominate subspecies of the threatened Gould's petrel and, with the nearby Boondelbah Island where there is also a small colony, has been classified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area.[3]

  1. ^ Protected Area Profile for John Gould Nature Reserv from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved May 10 2023.
  2. ^ "Cabbage Tree Island". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2011. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "IBA: Cabbage Tree and Boondelbah Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

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