Hogan Group
The Hogan Group comprises the Hogan Island, Twin, Long, Round, East, Boundary (or North East) islets, and Seal Rock.
Location and geography
The Hogan Group is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Wilsons Promontory in the Bass Strait. The islands are made up of grey and red granite and limestone. A group of fur seals live on Boundary Islet. Other plants and animals that live on and near the island group include Cystophora intermedia, eelgrass, kelp, and abalone.
History
During the Pleistocene period, the Hogan Group was part of a land bridge that connected Tasmania to mainland Australia. After the glacial period ended, the Hogan Group were the first group of islands to become isolated by rising sea levels.
The Hogan Group was discovered by Europeans and named in 1801 by John Black, captain of the brig Harbinger, who named the island group after Michael Hogan, the owner of his ship. There are records of settlers on the island group, who hunted seals and kangaroos and used the islands for grazing land. On 12 October 1900, the first lease was recorded and given for Hogan Island. While the original lease covered the entire island group, since 1959 the lease has only applied to Hogan Island, which has been leased by B.R. Stackhouse since 1967, who uses the island for sheep and cattle grazing.
Black erred in his initial survey, placing the group further north than they actually are, which led to the Victoria-Tasmania land border on Boundary Islet.
See also
References
- ^ Hope, Jeannette; Brown, G.; McIntosh, B. S. (1973). "Natural History of the Hogan Group" (PDF). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 107. Royal Society of Tasmania. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Bass Strait Islands". Marine Life Network. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Tasmania's islands – land tenure and access issues" (PDF). July 2005. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Victoria - Tasmania border" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.