# Betsey Island

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Betsey_Island
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Betsey_Island.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsey_Island
> Source revision: 1333278352
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

Island in Tasmania, Australia

Betsey Island Native name: Temeteletta Betsey Island is an important breeding site for little penguins Betsey Island Geography Location River Derwent Coordinates 43°03′S 147°29′E / 43.050°S 147.483°E / -43.050; 147.483 Administration Australia State Tasmania

**Betsey Island**, along with the adjacent Little Betsey Island and Betsey Reef, forms a [nature reserve](/source/Nature_reserve) with an area of 176 [ha](/source/Hectare) in south-eastern Australia. They are part of the Betsey Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania) around the entrance to the [River Derwent](/source/River_Derwent_(Tasmania)). It is classified as an [Important Bird Area](/source/Important_Bird_Area) by [BirdLife International](/source/BirdLife_International); it is an important site for [little penguins](/source/Little_penguin) with an estimated 15,000 pairs breeding there,[1] [short-tailed shearwaters](/source/Short-tailed_shearwater) (130,000-170,000 nesting burrows), and [black-faced cormorants](/source/Black-faced_cormorant) (over 200 breeding pairs).[2]

## Name

The Aboriginal name of the island is ***Temeteletta***.[3]

The island has previously been known as Lady Franklin Island, Franklin Island, Betsy Island and Willaumez Island.[4]

The first European name of the island was 'Bett's Island' after an officer who was on board an early ship exploring the region.[5] Though an alternate explanation has been that a man called Betts was the original owner: 'The correct name is Betts's Island, the first owner having been a person of the name of Betts. Popular usage has sanctioned a different spelling.' (Cassell's Picturesque Australasia (1889): page 142)[6]

## Flora and fauna

The northern part of the island is dominated by [Tasmanian blue gum](/source/Eucalyptus_globulus) forest, with the southern part mainly [sedgeland](/source/Cyperaceae). There is [succulent](/source/Succulent_plant) [salt marsh](/source/Salt_marsh) on the west. Problem weeds are [Cape Leeuwin wattle](/source/Paraserianthes_lophantha) and [boxthorn](/source/Boxthorn).

Apart from the penguins, shearwaters and cormorants, [kelp gulls](/source/Kelp_gull) and [white-bellied sea-eagles](/source/White-bellied_sea-eagle) have nested there. [European rabbits](/source/European_rabbit) have been present on the island since 1825. [Reptiles](/source/Reptile) present include the [she-oak skink](/source/She-oak_skink) and [White's skink](/source/White's_skink).[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Brothers2001_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Brothers2001_1-1) Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). *Tasmania's Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features*. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7246-4816-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7246-4816-X)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["IBA: Betsey Island"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110706102341/http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm). *Birdata*. Birds Australia. Archived from [the original](http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Milligan, Joseph (1858). ["On the dialects and languages of the Aboriginal Tribes of Tasmania, and on their manners and customs"](https://eprints.utas.edu.au/19369/1/1-1859-Dialects-Aboriginal-Tribes-Tasmania.pdf) (PDF). *Papers of the Royal Society of Tasmania*: 271.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["HISTORY OF BETSY ISLAND"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10303114). *[The Mercury](/source/The_Mercury_(Hobart))*. Hobart, Tasmania. 14 October 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 5 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Hobart Town and the South"](https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36644532?searchTerm=%22Bett%27s%20Island%22%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&searchLimits=exactPhrase=Bett%27s+Island%7canyWords%7cnotWords%7crequestHandler%7cdatefrom=1850-01-01%7cdate=1900-12-31%7cl-advstate=Tasmania%7csortby). *Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899)*. p. 3.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Cassell's Picturesque Australasia. Edited by E. E. M. With ... Illustrations Volume 1. 2"](http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_000000012A9E#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&xywh=-1765%2C-174%2C5681%2C3463).

v t e Hobart landmarks Buildings and structures 5–7 Sandy Bay Road Cadbury's Chocolate Factory Calvary Hospital Cascade Brewery Canopus Hill Observatory Davey Street Congregational Church General Post Office Hobart Cenotaph Holy Trinity Church Hope and Anchor Tavern Hotel Grand Chancellor Hydro-Electric Commission Building Icon Complex Iron Pot Lighthouse Incat Ingle Hall Kelly's Steps Hobart Mosque Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory NAB House Nyrstar Hobart The Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel Hobart Private Hospital Princes Wharf Queen Alexandra Hospital Railway Roundabout Royal Hobart Hospital Taroona Shot Tower St David's Cathedral St John's Anglican Church St Mary's Cathedral Hobart Synagogue Trafalgar Building Institutions Anglesea Barracks Australian Antarctic Division College of Arts, Law and Education Derwent Barracks Government House The Hedberg Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies Menzies Institute for Medical Research Parliament House Parliament Square State Library Supreme Court Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music Town Hall Entertainment Avalon Theatre City Hall Federation Concert Hall MyState Bank Arena Odeon Theatre Royal Hobart Showground State Cinema Theatre Royal Wrest Point Hotel Casino Galleries and museums Campbell Street Gaol Cascades Female Factory Grote Reber Museum Lady Franklin Gallery Maritime Museum Tasmania Mawson's Huts Replica Museum Moonah Arts Centre Museum of Old & New Art Salamanca Arts Centre Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery Tasmanian Transport Museum Sports Baskerville Raceway Bellerive Yacht Club Clarence Aquatic Centre Derwent Sailing Squadron Domain Athletic Centre Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre Elwick Racecourse Empire Couriers Park MyState Bank Arena Macquarie Point Stadium Hobart International Tennis Centre KGV Oval KGV Park Kingborough Sports Centre Ninja Stadium North Hobart Oval Queenborough Oval Hobart Real Tennis Club Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania Tasmanian Hockey Centre TCA Ground Wentworth Park Transport Hobart Airport Bowen Bridge Bridgewater Bridge Brooke Street Pier Cambridge Aerodrome Constitution Dock Hobart Bus Mall Jordan River Bridge McGees Bridge Sorell Causeway Tasman Bridge Victoria Dock Nature and parks Alum Cliffs Ancanthe Park Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary Botanical Gardens East Risdon Nature Reserve Flagstaff Hill Franklin Square Glenorchy Art and Sculpture Park Gunners Quoin Hobart Rivulet Hobart Zoo and Aquarium Kunanyi / Mount Wellington Moorilla Estate Mount Direction Mount Nelson Queens Domain St David's Park Precincts Cat and Fiddle Arcade Eastlands Shopping Centre Channel Court Elizabeth Street Mall Macquarie Point Northgate Shopping Centre Salamanca Sullivans Cove Beaches and islands Bellerive Beach Betsey Island Blackmans Bay Beach Bruny Island Clifton Beach Frederick Henry Bay Hinsby Beach Howrah Beach Iron Pot Kingston Beach Lords Beach Long Beach Nutgrove Beach Taroona Beach

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Betsey Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsey_Island) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsey_Island?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.