The Moriarty Rocks, part of the Passage Group within the Furneaux Group, are a group of two major unpopulated granite rocks, and several smaller ones, with a combined area of 2.46 hectares (6.1 acres), located in Bass Strait, south of Cape Barren Island, west of the Low Islets, and west of the Spike and Clarke islands, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.[1] The rocks are contained within a nature reserve.[2]

Moriarty Rocks

An aerial view of Clarke Island, centre; with the Moriarty Rocks at the bottom of the picture.
Moriarty Rocks Location of the Moriarty Rocks in Bass Strait
Geography
Location	Bass Strait
Coordinates	40°34′48″S 148°16′12″E
Archipelago	Passage Group, part of the Furneaux Group
Total islands	2
Area	2.46 ha (6.1 acres)
Administration
Australia
State	Tasmania

History

Sealing is reported to have taken on the rocks in December 1830.[3]

Flora and fauna

There is little vegetation on the rocks, due to them being frequently wave-washed. black-faced cormorants breed there, and they hold an important breeding colony of Australian fur seals, with up to about 1000 pups being born there annually.[4]

See also

• List of islands of Tasmania

References

This Tasmania geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e