Trumpeter Islets

Trumpeter Islets

A Landsat image of the Trumpeter Islets, circled in red.
Trumpeter Islets

Location off the south western coast of Tasmania

Geography
Location South western Tasmania
Coordinates 43°16′48″S 145°48′00″E / 43.28000°S 145.80000°E / -43.28000; 145.80000Coordinates: 43°16′48″S 145°48′00″E / 43.28000°S 145.80000°E / -43.28000; 145.80000
Archipelago Trumpeter Islets Group
Adjacent bodies of water Southern Ocean
Total islands 2
Area 1 ha (2.5 acres)[1]
Country
Australia
State Tasmania
Region South West
Demographics
Population Unpopulated

The Trumpeter Islets comprise a group of two unpopulated islets, with a combined area of about a hectare, located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. Situated some 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) where the mouth of Port Davey meets the Southern Ocean, the 1-hectare (2.5-acre) island is part of the Trumpeter Islets Group, and comprises part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.[1][2]

Fauna

The islets are 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 little penguin (1000 pairs), short-tailed shearwater (1000 pairs), Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher, black-faced cormorant and Caspian tern. The Tasmanian tree skink is present.[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 2011-09-19.


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