Reid Rocks Explained

Reid Rocks is a small island nature reserve in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s New Year Island Group,^[1] which includes the much larger King Island, lying north-west of Tasmania in Bass Strait. It is frequently wave-washed and lacks vegetation.

Fauna

Reid Rocks is the only breeding site for Australian fur seals in western Bass Strait. During the 1990s annual mean seal pup production was 1500.^[1]

References

Sources

• Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart.

-40.2333°N 154°W

Notes and References

1. Brothers et al (2001), p.606.