Sidmouth Rock
Sidmouth Rock is located in Tasmania
Sidmouth Rock
Sidmouth Rock
Location off the southern coast of Tasmania
Geography
LocationSouthern Ocean
Coordinates43°50′24″S 147°01′12″E / 43.84000°S 147.02000°E / -43.84000; 147.02000
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania
RegionSouthern
Demographics
Population0

The Sidmouth Rock is a rock islet or small island, located in the Southern Ocean, off the southern coast of Tasmania, Australia.[1] The island is situated approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) south-east of South East Cape and is contained within the Southwest National Park, part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site. An erosional remnant of the Tasmanian mainland with a diameter of 90 metres (300 ft), the island is estimated to have separated from the Tasmanian mainland at least 15,000 years ago.[2]

Location and features

The Sidmouth Rock is located approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of Eddystone, another islet located off the South East Cape.

The islet is frequently wave-washed and supports no land-dwelling life.[3]

Important Bird Area

Together with the nearby Eddystone and Pedra Branca islets, Sidmouth Rock constitutes the 2-hectare (4.9-acre) Pedra Branca Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports over 1% of the world populations of shy albatrosses and Australasian gannets.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sidmouth Rock (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. ^ "Pedra Branca Skink". Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service. pp. 563–569. Retrieved 16 July 2006.
  3. ^ Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; Halley, Vanessa (2001). Tasmania's Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Hobart: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. ISBN 978-0-7246-4816-0.
  4. ^ "IBA: Pedra Branca". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
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