Hen Island
Hen Island is located in Tasmania
Hen Island
Hen Island
Location off the southern coast of Tasmania
Geography
LocationSouth West Tasmania
Coordinates43°34′12″S 146°34′48″E / 43.57000°S 146.58000°E / -43.57000; 146.58000
ArchipelagoMaatsuyker Islands Group
Adjacent toSouthern Ocean
Area7.6 ha (19 acres)[1]
Highest elevation75 m (246 ft)
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania
RegionSouth West
Demographics
PopulationUnpopulated

Hen Island is an island located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. The 7.6-hectare (0.029 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]

The island's highest point is 75 metres (246 ft) above sea level.

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 and wader species are the little penguin (90 pairs), short-tailed shearwater (12,000 pairs), fairy prion (27,000 pairs), Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. The metallic skink is present.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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. ^ "Important Bird Area factsheet: Maatsuyker Island Group". Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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