Ile du Golfe explained

Ile du Golfe
Map:Australia Tasmania
Map Width:280
Map Relief:1
Label:Ile du Golfe
Label Position:left
Coordinates:-43.57°N 146.52°W
Location:South West Tasmania
Waterbody:Southern Ocean
Area Ha:68
Length M:-->
Coastline M:-->
Elevation M:156
Country:Australia
Country Admin Divisions Title:State
Country Admin Divisions:Tasmania
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Region
Country Admin Divisions 1:South West
Population:Unpopulated

The Ile du Golfe is a limestone island located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. The long, narrow dolphin-shaped 68ha island is part of the Maatsuyker Islands Group, and comprises part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.[1] [2]

The island's highest point is above sea level.

Fauna

The island is part of the Maatsuyker Island Group Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance as a breeding site for seabirds.[3] Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the little penguin, short-tailed shearwater (134,000 pairs), fairy prion (356,000 pairs), Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher and black-faced cormorant. The swamp antechinus has been recorded. Reptiles present include the Tasmanian tree skink, metallic skink and three-lined skink.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002 . 2002 . . 20 July 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060822190600/http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/IslandCare/southern_islands.pdf . 22 August 2006.
  2. Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart.
  3. Web site: Important Bird Area factsheet: Maatsuyker Island Group. 23 May 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230523004830/http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/maatsuyker-island-group-iba-australia/text. 23 May 2023. dmy.