Big Caroline Rock
Big Caroline Rock is located in Tasmania
Big Caroline Rock
Big Caroline Rock
Location off the south western coast of Tasmania
Geography
LocationSouth western Tasmania
Coordinates43°21′36″S 145°54′36″E / 43.36000°S 145.91000°E / -43.36000; 145.91000
ArchipelagoSwainson Islands Group
Adjacent to
Area2.2 ha (5.4 acres)[1]
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania
RegionSouth West
Demographics
PopulationUnpopulated

The Big Caroline Rock is an unpopulated island located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. Situated near where the mouth of Port Davey meets the Southern Ocean, the 2.2-hectare (5.4-acre) island is part of the Swainson Islands Group, and comprises part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.[1][2]

Fauna

The island is part of the Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.[3] Recorded breeding seabird species are the short-tailed shearwater (15,000 pairs), fairy prion (1-2000 pairs) and silver gull. The Tasmanian tree skink is also present.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002" (PDF). Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service. 2002. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
  2. ^ a b Brothers, Nigel (2001). Tasmania's offshore islands : seabirds and other natural features. David Pemberton, Helen Pryor, Vanessa Halley. Hobart, Tas.: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X. OCLC 50811925.
  3. ^ "IBA: Port Davey Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.


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