South Black Rock

South Black Rock is a small island with an area of <1 ha, in Bass Strait, south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Hunter Island Group which lies between north-west Tasmania and King Island.

Fauna

Breeding seabird and shorebird species include fairy prion, common diving-petrel, Pacific gull and black-faced cormorant.[1]

References
  1. 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

40°34′S 144°36′E


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