geo.wikisort.org - IslandSugarloaf 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. Sugarloaf Rock is part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.[1][2]
Islet of Tasmania, Australia
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).
Sugarloaf RockA Landsat image of the Mutton Bird Islands Group. |
Location off the south western coast of Tasmania |
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Location | South western Tasmania |
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Coordinates | 43°25′12″S 145°55′48″E |
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Archipelago | Mutton Bird Islands Group |
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Adjacent bodies of water | Southern Ocean |
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Area | 3.56 ha (8.8 acres)[1] |
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Australia |
State | Tasmania |
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Region | South West |
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Population | Unpopulated |
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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
- Australia portal
- Islands portal
References
South West region of Tasmania, Australia |
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Settlements |
- Adamsfield
- Melaleuca
- Strathgordon
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Governance |
- Braddon (federal)
- Franklin (federal)
- Braddon (state)
- Franklin (state)
- Derwent Valley Council
- Huon Valley Council
- West Coast Council
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Mountains |
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Protected areas, parks and reserves |
- Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park
- Melaleuca to Birchs Inlet Important Bird Area
- Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour Marine Nature Reserve
- Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area
- Southwest National Park
- South West Wilderness
- Tasman Fracture Commonwealth Marine Reserve
- Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
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Rivers | |
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Lakes | |
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Lake Pedder controversy |
- Gordon
- Pedder
- Lake Pedder Action Committee
- United Tasmania Group
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Dams Franklin controversy |
- Edgar
- Gordon
- Scotts Peak
- Serpentine
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Harbours, bays, inlets and estuaries | |
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Coastal features |
- High Rocky Point
- Low Rocky Point
- Point Hibbs
- South Coast
- South West Cape
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Power stations | |
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Transport |
- Gordon River Road
- Scotts Peak Dam Road
Railways |
- Great Western Railway (proposed never constructed)
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Landmarks | Natural | |
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Man-made |
- Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse
- Port Davey Track
- South Coast Track
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People of note |
- Bob Brown
- Peter Dombrovskis
- Helen Gee
- James Goodwin
- Brenda Hean
- Richard Jones
- Deny King
- Eric Reece
- Olegas Truchanas
- T. B. Moore
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Islands |
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Books and newspapers |
- Tasmania's offshore islands
- Tasmania's Wilderness Battles
- The South West Book
- South West Tasmania Resources Survey
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Flora, fauna, and fishlife |
- Orange-bellied parrot
- Pedder galaxias
- Pedder earthworm
- Pedder planarian
- Pedra Branca skink
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Bioregions | |
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Indigenous heritage | |
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Islands located in the Bass Strait |
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Islands located in the Southern Ocean |
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Islands located in the South West Pacific Ocean |
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