South East Mutton Bird Islet
South East Mutton Bird Islet Location off the south western coast of Tasmania | |
Geography | |
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Location | South western Tasmania |
Coordinates | 43°25′S 145°58′E / 43.417°S 145.967°ECoordinates: 43°25′S 145°58′E / 43.417°S 145.967°E |
Archipelago | Mutton Bird Islands Group |
Adjacent bodies of water | Southern Ocean |
Area | 0.52 ha (1.3 acres)[1] |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Tasmania |
Region | South West |
Demographics | |
Population | Unpopulated |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
Criteria | Cultural: iii, iv, vi, vii; natural: viii, ix, x |
Reference | 181 |
Inscription | 1982 (6th Session) |
South East Mutton Bird Islet is a steep unpopulated islet located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. Situated 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of where the mouth of Port Davey meets the Southern Ocean, the 0.52-hectare (1.3-acre) islet is one of the eight islands that comprise the Mutton Bird Islands Group. The South East Mutton Bird Islet is part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.[1][2]
Fauna[]
The islet is part of the Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.[3] Recorded breeding seabird species are the short-tailed shearwater (250 pairs), fairy prion (1000 pairs), black-faced cormorant and silver gull.[2]
See also[]
- List of islands of Tasmania
References[]
- ^ a b "Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002" (PDF). Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service. 2002. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
- ^ a b Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; Halley, Vanessa (2001). Tasmania's Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Hobart: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X.
- ^ "IBA: Port Davey Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- Islands of South West Tasmania
- South West Tasmania
- Protected areas of Tasmania
- Important Bird Areas of Tasmania
- Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
- Tasmania geography stubs