With nearby Stephens Island it forms the South Barnard Islands Group, which is protected within the Barnard Island Group National Park.

It is a popular site for tourist kayaking.

It is around 4 hectares or 0.04 square km in size.

[1] The island is part of the South Barnard Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance as a breeding site for terns.

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