Taillefer Rocks

Taillefer Rocks

Map of Taillefer Rocks and Schouten Island
Taillefer Rocks

Location of Taillefer Rocks in Tasmania

Geography
Location East coast of Tasmania
Coordinates 42°21′36″S 148°18′36″E / 42.36000°S 148.31000°E / -42.36000; 148.31000Coordinates: 42°21′36″S 148°18′36″E / 42.36000°S 148.31000°E / -42.36000; 148.31000
Archipelago Schouten Island Group
Adjacent bodies of water Tasman Sea
Total islands 3
Area 15 ha (37 acres)
Administration
Australia
State Tasmania
Local government area Glamorgan Spring Bay Council
Additional information
Time zone
 • Summer (DST)

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.[1][2]

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.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Schouten" (Map). Tasmap. Tasmania: Mapping Division, Tasmanian Government. 1993. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. 1 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.


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