South West Mutton Bird Islet

Not to be confused with South East Mutton Bird Islet.
South West Mutton Bird Islet

A Landsat image of the Mutton Bird Islands Group.
South West Mutton Bird Islet

Location off the south western coast of Tasmania

Geography
Location South western Tasmania
Coordinates 43°25′S 145°58′E / 43.417°S 145.967°E / -43.417; 145.967Coordinates: 43°25′S 145°58′E / 43.417°S 145.967°E / -43.417; 145.967
Archipelago Mutton Bird Islands Group
Adjacent bodies of water Southern Ocean
Area 0.52 ha (1.3 acres)[1]
Highest elevation 28 m (92 ft)
Country
Australia
State Tasmania
Region South West
Demographics
Population Unpopulated

South West Mutton Bird Islet is a dome-shaped unpopulated islet located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. Situated some 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 West Mutton Bird Islet is part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.[1][2]

The highest point of Mutton Bird Island is 28 metres (92 ft) above sea level.

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, (1000 pairs) and fairy prion (200 pairs).[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ "IBA: Port Davey Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2011.


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