Judge and Clerk Islets

Judge and Clerk Islets
Geography
Coordinates 54°21′S 159°00′E / 54.350°S 159.000°E / -54.350; 159.000
Area 20 ha (49 acres)
Country
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

The Judge and Clerk Islets are small islands, with a total land and reef area of no more than 20 ha (49 acres), lying 11 km (6.8 miles) north of Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean. They are, with Macquarie Island, part of Tasmania, Australia.[1] They are in the Macquarie Island Nature Reserve and World Heritage Area, and form a Special Management Area within the nature reserve. They are very infrequently visited and are free of introduced animals and plants.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Parks and Wildlife Tasmania: Macquarie Island World Heritage Area
  2. ↑ Parks and Wildlife Service. (2006). Macquarie Island Nature Reserve and World Heritage Area Management Plan. Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment, Hobart.ISBN 978 0724 664 054

Coordinates: 54°21′S 159°00′E / 54.350°S 159.000°E / -54.350; 159.000


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