Governor Island (other)

	Governor Island (other) Governor Island may refer to: * Governor Island (Connecticut), United States * Governor Island (Tasmania), Australia * Governor Island (Georgian Bay), Ontario, Canada * Governor Island, Falkland Islands See also * Governors Island (other) Governors Island is a small island in New York City. Governors Island or Governor's Island may also refer to: * Governor's Island, Bermuda * Governors Island (Prince Edward Island), Canada * Governors Island (Massachusetts), in Boston Harbor * G ... {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Governor Island (Connecticut) Governor Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut. It has 14 residences, although none are inhabited year-round. Inhabited initially as an oyster company's base of operations. Since pigs will feed from an oyster shucker's waste pile, a "watch pig" was installed rather than a dog, eliminating the daily row out to feed the animal. The assertiveness of this pig quickly earned it the name "Governor". By the fourth season, the pig had grown so large and onerous that it kept even the oystermen off the island. Something had to be done since this was a commercial operation. In memory of the first pig roast, the island was named "Governor's". There remains a debate among the older islanders if Governor was a pig or a goat; with recent gentrification looking down upon "goat roasts". One of the oldest houses on the island was built in 1880 by R.H. Brown and is still held by his family's descendants. R.H. Brown was a notable Connecticut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Governor Island (Tasmania) The Governor Island, part of the Schouten Island Group, comprise two small granite islands with a combined area of about that lie close to the eastern coast of Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia. The island is located near the Freycinet Peninsula and the town of Bicheno and is a nature reserve. Fauna Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher and crested tern The greater crested tern Retrieved 28 February 2012 (''Thalasseus bergii''), also called crested tern or swift tern, is a tern in the family Laridae that nests in dense colonies on coastlines and islands in the tropical and subtropical Old World .... See also * List of islands of Tasmania References Schouten Island Group South East coast of Tasmania Protected areas of Tasmania {{Tasmania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Governor Island (Georgian Bay) Governor Island may refer to: * Governor Island (Connecticut), United States * Governor Island (Tasmania), Australia * Governor Island (Georgian Bay), Ontario, Canada * Governor Island, Falkland Islands See also * Governors Island (other) Governors Island is a small island in New York City. Governors Island or Governor's Island may also refer to: * Governor's Island, Bermuda * Governors Island (Prince Edward Island), Canada * Governors Island (Massachusetts), in Boston Harbor * G ... {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Governor Island, Falkland Islands Governor Island is an uninhabited island of the Beaver Island Group in the Falkland Islands. It lies between Beaver Island and Weddell Island, north of Staats Island Staats Island is an uninhabited island of the Beaver Island Group in the Falkland Islands. It lies between Beaver Island and Weddell Island, parallel to Tea Island and is in area. Wildlife The island is known for its Patagonian foxes and g ... and is in area.Beaver Island Group. Important Bird Areas. Falklands Conservation, 2012 Maps * ''The Falkland Islands''. Scale 1:401280 map. London: Edward Stanford, 1901 * F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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