Big Caroline Rock

Big Caroline Rock is an island with an area of 2.19 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Swainson Island Group, lying close to the southern end of the western coast of Tasmania. It is also part of the Southwest National Park, and thus within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.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 Short-tailed Shearwater (15,000 pairs), Fairy Prion (1-2000 pairs) and Silver Gull. The Tasmanian Tree Skink is present.

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