Taillefer Rocks
![]() Map of Taillefer Rocks and Schouten Island | |
![]() ![]() Taillefer Rocks Location of Taillefer Rocks in Tasmania | |
Geography | |
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Location | East coast of Tasmania |
Coordinates | 42°21′36″S 148°18′36″E / 42.36000°S 148.31000°ECoordinates: 42°21′36″S 148°18′36″E / 42.36000°S 148.31000°E |
Archipelago | Schouten Island Group |
Adjacent bodies of water | Tasman Sea |
Total islands | 3 |
Area | 15 ha (37 acres) |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Tasmania |
Local government area | Glamorgan Spring Bay Council |
Additional information | |
Time zone |
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Freycinet National Park |
The Taillefer Rocks, part of the Schouten Island Group, are three small, rugged, granite islands, with a combined area of approximately 15 hectares (37 acres) lying close to the eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia, near the Freycinet Peninsula and lies within the Freycinet National Park.[1][2]
Flora and fauna[]
This is one of the few islands where Oyster Bay pines occur.
Recorded breeding seabird species are little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion and common diving petrel. Reptiles present include the metallic skink, White's skink, spotted skink and mountain dragon. Australian fur seals haul-out there in small numbers.[2]
See also[]
- Protected areas of Tasmania
- List of islands of Tasmania
References[]
- ^ "Schouten" (Map). Tasmap. Tasmania: Mapping Division, Tasmanian Government. 1993. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ 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 978-0-7246-4816-0.
Categories:
- Islands of Tasmania
- East Coast Tasmania
- Protected areas of Tasmania
- Tasmania geography stubs