Bird Rock (Tasmania)

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Bird rock
Waters Tasman Sea
Geographical location 40 ° 55 ′  S , 148 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 55 ′  S , 148 ° 19 ′  E
Bird Rock (Tasmania) (Tasmania)
Bird Rock (Tasmania)
Residents uninhabited

Bird Rock is a granite island with an area of ​​approximately one hectare . It is part of the Waterhouse Island Group off the northeast coast of Tasmania .

fauna

The seabirds that breed there include the little penguin , the guillemot , the black-billed gull and the predatory tern .

Individual evidence

  1. a b Nigel Brothers , David Pemberton, Helen Pryor, Vanessa Halley: Tasmania's Offshore Islands. Seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart 2001, ISBN 0-7246-4816-X .