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The Coffee Pot, also known simply as Coffee Pot, with a shape suggesting a coffee pot, is an unpopulated steep, rocky islet located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is situated some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwest of where the mouth of Port Davey meets the Southern Ocean, the 0.31-hectare (0.77-acre) islet is part of the Trumpeter Islets Group, and comprises part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.[1][2]
Nickname: Coffee Pot | |
|---|---|
  The Coffee Pot Location off the south western coast of Tasmania | |
| Geography | |
| Location | South western Tasmania |
| Coordinates | 43°18′19″S 145°48′28″E |
| Archipelago | Trumpeter Islets Group |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Southern Ocean |
| Area | 0.31 ha (0.77 acres)[1] |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
| Region | South West |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Unpopulated |
Fauna
The islet is part of the Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.[3] The black-faced cormorant breeds on the islet.[2]
See also
References
- "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.
- 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 978-0-7246-4816-0.
- "IBA: Port Davey Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
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