Hibbs Pyramid

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Hibbs Pyramid
Location off the south western coast of Tasmania
EtymologyIn honour of Peter Hibbs, an English mariner. [1]
Geography
Location Indian Ocean
Coordinates 42°36′00″S145°16′12″E / 42.60000°S 145.27000°E / -42.60000; 145.27000 Coordinates: 42°36′00″S145°16′12″E / 42.60000°S 145.27000°E / -42.60000; 145.27000
Area4.65 ha (11.5 acres)
Highest elevation73 m (240 ft) [2]
Administration
Australia
State Tasmania
Region South West
Demographics
Population0

The Hibbs Pyramid is a pyramidal dolerite island, located in the Indian Ocean, off the south western coast of Tasmania, Australia. [3] The island is contained within the Southwest National Park, part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.

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Features and location

With a surface area of 4.65 hectares (11.5 acres), the island is located in Hibbs Bay, adjacent to Point Hibbs at an elevation of 73 metres (240 ft) above sea level. [2] The island is part of the Hibbs Pyramid Group, lying close to the central western coast of Tasmania. [4] The nearest major centre is Strahan, located approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the north.

In early stages of the exploration of the region, the Pyramid Rock was considered a good sheltering location for coastal shipping offloading materials. [5]

Hibbs Pyramid Group

The Hibbs Pyramid group of islands includes:

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the little penguin (820 pairs), short-tailed shearwater (9,000 pairs) and sooty oystercatcher. fur seals haul-out on an adjacent rock. Reptiles present include the metallic skink and Tasmanian tree skink. [4]

In 2003 there was a mass stranding of 110 long-finned pilot whales and twenty bottle-nosed dolphins at Hibbs Pyramid. All of the animals died. [6]

Etymology

The island, together with the adjacent Hibbs Bay, Hibbs Lagoon, Hibbs River, and Point Hibbs are named in honour of Peter Hibbs, an English mariner who arrived in the Colony of New South Wales (now Australia) in 1788 aboard HMS Sirius, a ship of the First Fleet. Commanding the Norfolk on a voyage around Tasmania in 1798-99 that carried Matthew Flinders and George Bass, Flinders named a cluster of features on the west coast of Tasmania after Hibbs. [1] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mollie Gillen (1989). The Founders of Australia: a biographical dictionary of the First Fleet. Sydney: Library of Australian History. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 Short, Andrew D; Surf Life Saving Australia; University of Sydney. Coastal Studies Unit; Australian Beach Safety and Management Program (2006). Beaches of the Tasmanian coast & Islands: a guide to their nature, characteristics, surf and safety. Sydney University Press. p. 192. ISBN   978-1-920898-12-0.
  3. ↑ "Hibbs Pyramid (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  4. 1 2 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   0-7246-4816-X.
  5. ↑ "STATE MINING ENGINEER". The Mercury . Hobart, Tasmania. 14 January 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 11 July 2011– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "More whales die in island beaching". The Age . AAP. 29 November 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Flinders, Matthew (1814). "A Voyage to Terra Australis". Vol 1. W. Bulmer and Co., London. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
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