Flat Top Island

Flat Top Island is an island located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. The 1.58-hectare (0.0061 sq mi) island is part of the Maatsuyker Islands Group, and comprises part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.[1][2]

Flat Top Island
Detailed map of the Maatsuyker Islands Group, showing Flat Top Island on the right
Flat Top Island
Location off the southern coast of Tasmania
Geography
LocationSouth West Tasmania
Coordinates43°37′48″S 146°22′48″E
ArchipelagoMaatsuyker Islands Group
Adjacent bodies of waterSouthern Ocean
Area1.58 ha (3.9 acres)[1]:21
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania
RegionSouth West
Demographics
PopulationUnpopulated

Fauna

The island is part of the Maatsuyker Island Group Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance as a breeding site for seabirds.[3] Recorded breeding seabird species are the short-tailed shearwater (400 pairs), fairy prion (5000 pairs), common diving-petrel (1000 pairs) and Pacific gull. The island is a haul-out site for the Australian fur seal. The Tasmanian tree skink is present.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002" (PDF). Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
  2. 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
  3. BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Maatsuyker Island Group. Downloaded from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) on 09/08/2011.


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