Location East coast of Tasmania Adjacent bodies of water Tasman Sea Area 15 ha (37 acres) Adjacent body of water Tasman Sea | Archipelago Schouten Island Group Total islands 3 State Tasmania | |
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The Taillefer Rocks, part of the Schouten Island Group, are three small, rugged, granite islands, with a combined area of approximately 15 hectares (37 acres) lying close to the eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia, near the Freycinet Peninsula and lies within the Freycinet National Park.
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Map of Taillefer Rocks, Tasmania, Australia
Flora and fauna
This is one of the few islands where Oyster Bay pines occur.
Recorded breeding seabird species are little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion and common diving petrel. Reptiles present include the metallic skink, White's skink, spotted skink and mountain dragon. Australian fur seals haul-out there in small numbers.
References
Taillefer Rocks Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA