Inner Rocks

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Inner Rocks
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Inner Rocks
Location off the south western coast of Tasmania
Geography
Location South western Tasmania
Coordinates 43°31′12″S146°09′00″E / 43.52000°S 146.15000°E / -43.52000; 146.15000 Coordinates: 43°31′12″S146°09′00″E / 43.52000°S 146.15000°E / -43.52000; 146.15000
Adjacent to Southern Ocean
Total islands3
Area6.69 ha (16.5 acres) [1]
Administration
Australia
State Tasmania
Region South West
Demographics
PopulationUnpopulated

The Inner Rocks comprise a group of three steep rocky unpopulated islets located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. Situated adjacent to the Southern Ocean, the 0.23-hectare (0.57-acre) islets are part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site. [1] [2]

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Flora and fauna

The vegetation is dominated by ferns and the succulent plant pig face. Recorded breeding seabird species are the fairy prion (102 pairs) and common diving-petrel (100 pairs). The metallic skink is present. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. 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.