West Pyramid

West Pyramid

West Pyramid is a steep-sided island with an area of 2.5 ha in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Trumpeter Islets 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 and wader species are the Short-tailed Shearwater (3000 pairs), Fairy Prion (1-2000 pairs), Pacific Gull, Silver Gull and Sooty Oystercatcher. The Tasmanian Tree Skink is present.

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