Round Top Island Explained

Round Top Island
Map:Australia Tasmania
Map Width:280
Map Relief:1
Label:Round Top Island
Label Position:left
Coordinates:-43.64°N 146.37°W
Location:South West Tasmania
Waterbody:Southern Ocean
Area Ha:6.25
Length M:-->
Coastline M:-->
Elevation M:165
Country:Australia
Country Admin Divisions Title:State
Country Admin Divisions:Tasmania
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Region
Country Admin Divisions 1:South West
Country Area M2:or
Country Area Ha:-->
Population:Unpopulated

Round Top Island is an island located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. The 6.25ha 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 species are the short-tailed shearwater (8900 pairs), fairy prion (9300 pairs), common diving-petrel (8700 pairs), Pacific gull and silver gull. The metallic skink and Tasmanian tree skink are present.[2]

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.