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The Breaksea Islands Group is a group of six islands, in the Southern Ocean, off the southwestern coast of Tasmania, Australia.[1]

Breaksea Islands Group

Breaksea Islands Location off the southwestern coast of Tasmania
Geography
Location	Port Davey
Coordinates	43°19′12″S 145°57′36″E
Adjacent to	Southern Ocean
Total islands	6
Area	16 ha (40 acres)
Administration
Australia
State	Tasmania
Region	South West
Demographics
Population	0

Located near the mouth of Port Davey, the group comprise the North Breaksea and Main Breaksea Islands,[2] the Fitzroy, Kathleen, and Munday islands, and the Mavourneen Rocks. The group have a total area of approximately 16 hectares (40 acres) and are contained within the Southwest National Park, part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site and the Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour Marine Nature Reserve.[3]

Fauna

The islands are noted as a breeding site for many seabird species, including little penguin (400 pairs), short-tailed shearwater (3000-5000 pairs), fairy prion (20 pairs) and silver gull. The Tasmanian tree skink is present.[2] Rabbits were introduced in the 19th century by whalers.[4] and have caused some damage to vegetation and soil.[5]

The islands are part of the Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.[6]

See also

• List of islands of Tasmania

References

External links

• Breaksea Islands, Port Davey and Bathurst Harbour
• Media related to Breaksea Islands, Tasmania at Wikimedia Commons

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