Sugarmouse Island

Sugarmouse Island

A Landsat image of the Mutton Bird Islands Group.
Sugarmouse Island Location off the south western coast of Tasmania
Geography
Location	South western Tasmania
Coordinates	43°25′12″S 145°57′54″E / 43.42000°S 145.96500°ECoordinates: 43°25′12″S 145°57′54″E / 43.42000°S 145.96500°E
Archipelago	Mutton Bird Islands Group
Adjacent bodies of water	Southern Ocean
Area	0.54 ha (1.3 acres)[1]
Administration
Australia
State	Tasmania
Region	South West
Demographics
Population	Unpopulated

Sugarmouse Island is an unpopulated islet 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 0.54-hectare (1.3-acre) islet is one of the eight islands that comprise the Mutton Bird Islands Group. Sugarmouse Island is part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.^[1][2]

Fauna

The island is part of the Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.^[3] Recorded breeding seabird species are the fairy prion (2000 pairs) and black-faced cormorant.^[2]

See also

• List of islands of Tasmania

References

1. "Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002" (PDF). Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service. 2002. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
2. Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; Halley, Vanessa (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Hobart: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X.
3. "IBA: Port Davey Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2011.