Sugarloaf Rock (Mutton Bird Group)

This article is about the rock off south-west Tasmania. For the rock in the Curtis Group off north-east Tasmania, see Sugarloaf Rock (Curtis Group). For other uses, see Sugarloaf (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Sugarmouse Island.
Sugarloaf Rock

A Landsat image of the Mutton Bird Islands Group.
Sugarloaf Rock

Location off the south western coast of Tasmania

Geography
Location South western Tasmania
Coordinates 43°25′12″S 145°55′48″E / 43.42000°S 145.93000°E / -43.42000; 145.93000Coordinates: 43°25′12″S 145°55′48″E / 43.42000°S 145.93000°E / -43.42000; 145.93000
Archipelago Mutton Bird Islands Group
Adjacent bodies of water Southern Ocean
Area 3.56 ha (8.8 acres)[1]
Country
Australia
State Tasmania
Region South West
Demographics
Population Unpopulated

The Sugarloaf Rock is a steep, rocky 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 3.56-hectare (8.8-acre) islet is one of the eight islands that comprise the Mutton Bird Islands Group. The Sugarloaf Rock is part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.[1][2]

Fauna

The island 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 and wader species are the short-tailed shearwater (15,000 pairs), fairy prion (2000 pairs), silver gull and sooty oystercatcher. It is a haul-out site for Australian fur seals.[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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