Ile du Golfe

Ile du Golfe

A map of Ile Du Golfe
Ile du Golfe

Location off the southern coast of Tasmania

Geography
Location South West Tasmania
Coordinates 43°34′12″S 146°31′12″E / 43.57000°S 146.52000°E / -43.57000; 146.52000Coordinates: 43°34′12″S 146°31′12″E / 43.57000°S 146.52000°E / -43.57000; 146.52000
Archipelago Maatsuyker Islands Group
Adjacent bodies of water Southern Ocean
Area 68 ha (170 acres)[1]
Highest elevation 150 m (490 ft)
Country
Australia
State Tasmania
Region South West
Demographics
Population Unpopulated

The Ile du Golfe is a limestone island located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. The long, narrow dolphin-shaped 68-hectare (0.26 sq mi) island is part of the Maatsuyker Islands Group, and comprises part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.[1][2]

The island's highest point is 150 metres (490 ft) above sea level.

Fauna

The island is part of the Maatsuyker Island Group Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance as a breeding site for seabirds.[3] Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the little penguin, short-tailed shearwater (134,000 pairs), fairy prion (356,000 pairs), Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher and black-faced cormorant. The swamp antechinus has been recorded. Reptiles present include the Tasmanian tree skink, metallic skink and three-lined skink.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002" (PDF). Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
  2. 1 2 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 0-7246-4816-X
  3. ↑ BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Maatsuyker Island Group. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 09/08/2011.


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