Sugarloaf Rock (Curtis Group) Explained

Sugarloaf Rock is a small granite island, with an area of 1.07 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Curtis Group, lying in northern Bass Strait between the Furneaux Group and Wilsons Promontory in Victoria.

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird species include fairy prion and common diving-petrel. It is also used as a haul-out site for Australian fur seals.^[1]

Flora

Some of the flora that have been recorded on Sugarloaf Rock include the Zantedeschia aethiopica.

See also

The other islands in the Curtis Group:

• Cone Islet
• Curtis Island
• Devils Tower

References

-39.5167°N 185°W

Notes and References

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