The Coffee Pot (Tasmania) Explained

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Sobriquet:Coffee Pot
Map:Australia Tasmania
Map Width:280
Map Relief:1
Label:The Coffee Pot
Label Position:left
Location:South western Tasmania
Coordinates:-43.3053°N 145.8078°W
Archipelago:Trumpeter Islets Group
Waterbody:Southern Ocean
Area Ha:0.31
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 Coffee Pot, also known simply as Coffee Pot, with a shape suggesting a coffee pot, is an unpopulated steep, rocky islet located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is situated some northwest of where the mouth of Port Davey meets the Southern Ocean, the 0.31ha islet is part of the Trumpeter Islets Group, and comprises part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.[1] [2]

Fauna

The islet is part of the Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.[3] The black-faced cormorant breeds on the islet.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002 . 2002 . . 30 . 20 July 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060822190600/http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/IslandCare/southern_islands.pdf . 22 August 2006.
  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 .
  3. Web site: IBA: Port Davey Islands . 19 September 2011 . Birdata . Birds Australia .