Location South West Tasmania Area 1.95 ha (4.8 acres) Region South West | Adjacent bodies of water Southern Ocean State Tasmania Adjacent body of water Southern Ocean | |
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Archipelago Maatsuyker Islands Group | ||
Chicken Island is an island located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. The low, flat, 1.95-hectare (0.0075 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.
Contents
Map of Chicken Island, Tasmania, Australia
Flora and fauna
The vegetation is dominated by Sarcocornia quinqueflora and Senecio pinnatifolius. Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion, common diving-petrel, Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher and Caspian tern.
References
Chicken Island (Tasmania) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA