Half Tide Rock (Tasmania)
- Half Tide Rock (Tasmania)
Half Tide Rock is a small rocky island with an area of 0.13 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Petrel Island Group, lying in Bass Strait close to Walker and Robbins Islands in north-west Tasmania.
Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird, shorebird species include Sooty Oystercatcher 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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