Sugarloaf Rock (Curtis Group)
Sugarloaf Rock is a small granite island, with an area of 1.07 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Curtis Group, lying in northern Bass Strait between the Furneaux Group and Wilsons Promontory in Victoria.
Fauna
[edit]Recorded breeding seabird species include fairy prion and common diving-petrel. It is also used as a haul-out site for Australian fur seals.[1]
Flora
[edit]Some of the flora that have been recorded on Sugarloaf Rock include the Zantedeschia aethiopica.
See also
[edit]The other islands in the Curtis Group:
References
[edit]- ^ Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X
39°31′S 146°39′E / 39.517°S 146.650°E
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