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East Pyramids

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Location
  
South western Tasmania

Total islands
  
3

State
  
Tasmania

Adjacent body of water
  
Southern Ocean

Adjacent bodies of water
  
Southern Ocean

Area
  
6.69 ha (16.5 acres)

Island group
  
Mutton Bird Island Group

East Pyramids

Archipelago
  
Mutton Bird Islands Group

The East Pyramids comprise a group of three steep, rocky unpopulated islets located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. Situated some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of where the mouth of Port Davey meets the Southern Ocean, the 6.69-hectare (16.5-acre) islets are one of the eight islands that comprise the Mutton Bird Islands Group. The East Pyramids are part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.

Flora and fauna

The islets are part of the Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds. What vegetation there is on these rocks is dominated by Poa, pig face and ferns. Recorded breeding seabird species are the fairy prion (100 pairs), Pacific gull, silver gull and black-faced cormorant.

References

East Pyramids Wikipedia