The Friars (Tasmania)

The Friars (Tasmania)

The Friars are four steep dolerite rocks, with a combined area of about 17 ha, in south-eastern Australia. They are part of the Actaeon Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, at the southern entrance to the D'Entrecasteaux Channel between Bruny Island and the mainland. They form part of South Bruny National Park.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]

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird species are the Little Penguin, Short-tailed Shearwater, Fairy Prion and Common Diving-Petrel. The Metallic Skink is present. Australian Fur Seals, and possibly New Zealand Fur Seals, use the rocks as a regular haul-out site.

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