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Hen Island (Tasmania)

Coordinates: 43°34′12″S 146°34′48″E / 43.57000°S 146.58000°E / -43.57000; 146.58000
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Hen Island
Hen Island is located in Tasmania
Hen Island
Hen Island
Location off the southern coast of Tasmania
Geography
LocationSouth West Tasmania
Coordinates43°34′12″S 146°34′48″E / 43.57000°S 146.58000°E / -43.57000; 146.58000
ArchipelagoMaatsuyker Islands Group
Adjacent toSouthern Ocean
Area7.6 ha (19 acres)[1]
Highest elevation75 m (246 ft)
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania
RegionSouth West
Demographics
PopulationUnpopulated

Hen Island is an island located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. The 7.6-hectare (0.029 sq mi) 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 75 metres (246 ft) above sea level.

Fauna

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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 and wader species are the little penguin (90 pairs), short-tailed shearwater (12,000 pairs), fairy prion (27,000 pairs), Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. The metallic skink is present.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002" (PDF). Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
  2. ^ a b Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X
  3. ^ "Important Bird Area factsheet: Maatsuyker Island Group". Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.