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Flat Top Island

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Location
  
South West Tasmania

Area
  
1.58 ha (3.9 acres)

Region
  
South West

Archipelago
  
Maatsuyker Islands

Adjacent bodies of water
  
Southern Ocean

State
  
Tasmania

Population
  
Unpopulated

Adjacent body of water
  
Southern Ocean

Flat Top Island

Flat Top Island is an island located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. The 1.58-hectare (0.0061 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 Flat Top Island, Tasmania, Australia

Fauna

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. Recorded breeding seabird species are the short-tailed shearwater (400 pairs), fairy prion (5000 pairs), common diving-petrel (1000 pairs) and Pacific gull. The island is a haul-out site for the Australian fur seal. The Tasmanian tree skink is present.

References

Flat Top Island Wikipedia


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