Chicken Island is an island located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. The low, flat, 1.95-hectare (0.0075 sq mi) island is part of the Maatsuyker Islands Group, and comprises part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.[1][2]

Chicken Island

Chicken Island Location off the southern coast of Tasmania
Geography
Location	South West Tasmania
Coordinates	43°34′12″S 146°36′00″E
Archipelago	Maatsuyker Islands Group
Adjacent bodies of water	Southern Ocean
Area	1.95 ha (4.8 acres)[1]
Administration
Australia
State	Tasmania
Region	South West
Demographics
Population	Unpopulated

Flora and fauna

The vegetation is dominated by Sarcocornia quinqueflora and Senecio pinnatifolius. Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion, common diving-petrel, Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher and Caspian tern.[1][2]

See also

• South East Cape
• South West Cape
• List of islands of Tasmania

References