Judgement Rocks

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Judgement Rocks
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The Judgement Rocks, as located within the Kent Group.
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Judgement Rocks
Location of the Judgement Rocks in Bass Strait
Etymology Flinders: "from its resemblance to an elevated seat". [1]
Geography
Location Bass Strait
Coordinates 39°30′S147°07′E / 39.500°S 147.117°E / -39.500; 147.117 Coordinates: 39°30′S147°07′E / 39.500°S 147.117°E / -39.500; 147.117
Archipelago Kent Group
Area0.39 ha (0.96 acres)
Administration
State Tasmania
Demographics
Populationunpopulated

The Judgement Rocks, part of the Kent Group, is a small unpopulated 0.39-hectare (0.96-acre) granite islet and some associated bare rocks, located in the Bass Strait, lying off the north-east coast of Tasmania, between the Furneaux Group and Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia. The islet and associated rocks are contained within the Kent Group National Park.

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The rock was named by Matthew Flinders "from its resemblance to an elevated seat". [1]

Joanna Murray-Smith's novel Judgement Rock is named for the rocks and set among the islands of the Kent Group. [2]

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include fairy prion, Pacific gull, silver gull, and sooty oystercatcher. The island hosts Tasmania's largest breeding colony of Australian fur seals, [3] which also attracts visits by killer whales. The only reptile present is the metallic skink. [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Flinders, Matthew (1814), A Voyage to Terra Australis , London: G. and W. Nicol, entry for 8 February 1798.
  2. Murray-Smith, Joanna. "On lighthouses and writing" (transcript). National Archives of Australia.
  3. Parks and Wildlife Service (2005). Kent Group National Park (Terrestrial Portion) Management Plan 2005. Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts. Hobart: Tasmanian Government. pp. 1, 19. ISBN   0-9751743-4-7. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  4. Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ISBN   0-7246-4816-X
  5. "Small Bass Strait Island Reserves. Draft Management Plan". Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment. Tasmanian Government. October 2000. Archived from the original on 30 March 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012.