Taillefer Rocks Explained

Taillefer Rocks
Map:Australia Tasmania
Map Width:280
Map Relief:1
Location:East coast of Tasmania
Archipelago:Schouten Island Group
Total Islands:3
Waterbody:Tasman Sea
Area Ha:15
Country:Australia
Country Admin Divisions Title:State
Country Admin Divisions:Tasmania
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Local government area
Country Admin Divisions 1:Glamorgan Spring Bay Council
Timezone1:AEST
Utc Offset1:+10
Timezone1 Dst:AEDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:+11
Additional Info:Freycinet National Park

The Taillefer Rocks, part of the Schouten Island Group, are three small, rugged, granite islands, with a combined area of approximately lying close to the eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia, near the Freycinet Peninsula and lies within the Freycinet National Park.[1] [2]

Flora and fauna

This is one of the few islands where Oyster Bay pines occur.

Recorded breeding seabird species are little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion and common diving petrel. Reptiles present include the metallic skink, White's skink, spotted skink and mountain dragon. Australian fur seals haul-out there in small numbers.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. . Tasmania . Schouten . 1993 . Tasmap . 1st . 1993 . 3 April 2015 .
  2. Book: Brothers, Nigel . Pemberton, David . Pryor, Helen . Halley, Vanessa . 2001 . Tasmania's Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features . . Hobart . 978-0-7246-4816-0 . Tasmania's offshore islands .