Moriarty Rocks

Moriarty Rocks
Moriarty Rocks is at the bottom of the picture, Moriarty Bank lies to the left.

Moriarty Rocks are a group of two major granite rocks, and several smaller ones, with a combined area of 2.46 ha, in south-eastern Australia. They are part of Tasmania’s Passage Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait south of Cape Barren Island in the Furneaux Group. They are a nature reserve.

Flora and fauna

There is little vegetation on the Rocks, due to them being frequently wave-washed. Black-faced Cormorants breed there, and they hold an important breeding colony of Australian Fur Seals, with up to about 1000 pups being born there annually.[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

Coordinates: 40°35′S 148°16′E / 40.583°S 148.267°E / -40.583; 148.267



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