South Black Rock (Tasmania)
- South Black Rock (Tasmania)
South Black Rock is a small island with an area of <1 ha, in Bass Strait, south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Hunter Island Group which lies between north-west Tasmania and King Island.
Fauna
Breeding seabird and shorebird species include Fairy Prion, Common Diving-Petrel, Pacific Gull and Black-faced Cormorant.[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] ]References
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