George Rocks
| George Rocks | ||
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| Waters | Tasman Sea | |
| Geographical location | 40 ° 55 ′ S , 148 ° 19 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | 3 | |
| Total land area | 0.07 km² | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
The George Rocks are three closely spaced granite islands with a total area of seven hectares , off the northeast coast of Tasmania . You are part of the Waterhouse Island group.
fauna
The seabirds that breed there include the little penguin , the frigate petrel , the herring-headed gull , the black- faced tern and the common tern . Introduced mammals are rabbits and rats . There are also skinks on the islands.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 .