Chicken Island (Tasmania)
- Chicken Island (Tasmania)
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Chicken Island is a low, flat, 1.95 ha island in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Maatsuyker Island Group, lying close to the southern end of the south-western coast of Tasmania. It is part of the Southwest National Park, and thus within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.[1]
Flora and fauna
The vegetation is dominated by Sarcocornia quinqueflora and Senecio lautus. Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the Little Penguin, Short-tailed Shearwater, Fairy Prion, Common Diving-Petrel, Pacific Gull, Silver Gull, Sooty Oystercatcher and Caspian Tern.[1]
References
- ^ a b 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
Coordinates: 43°34′23″S 146°36′04″E / 43.57306°S 146.60111°E / -43.57306; 146.60111
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