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Coordinates: 43°16′48″S 145°48′00″E / 43.28000°S 145.80000°E / -43.28000; 145.80000
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{{Short description|Two islets on coast of Tasmania, Australia}}
The '''Trumpeter Islets''' comprise a group of two [[islet]]s, with a combined area of about a [[hectare]], in south-eastern [[Australia]]. They are part of the Trumpeter Islets Group, lying close to the southern end of the western coast of [[Tasmania]], about 6 km north of the entrance to [[Port Davey, Tasmania|Port Davey]]. They are also part of the [[Southwest National Park]], and thus within the [[Tasmanian Wilderness]] [[World Heritage Site]].<ref name=Brothers2001>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</ref><ref name="consmgt">
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| title=Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002
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| url=http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/IslandCare/southern_islands.pdf
| name = Trumpeter Islets
| year=2002
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| publisher=[[Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service]]
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| accessdate=2006-07-20
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| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060822190600/http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/IslandCare/southern_islands.pdf
| image_name = Trumpeter Islets Tasmania (Landsat).jpg
| archivedate = 2006-08-22}}
| image_caption = A [[Landsat]] image of the Trumpeter Islets, circled in red.
</ref> The islets are part of the [[Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area]], so identified by [[BirdLife International]] because of its importance for breeding seabirds. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |title=IBA: Port Davey Islands |accessdate=2011-09-19 |work= Birdata |first= |last= |publisher=Birds Australia |date= }}</ref>
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| map_caption = Location off the [[South West Tasmania|south western]] coast of [[Tasmania]]
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| location = [[South West Tasmania|South western]] [[Tasmania]]
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| archipelago = Trumpeter Islets Group
| waterbody = [[Southern Ocean]]
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The '''Trumpeter Islets''' comprise a group of two unpopulated [[islet]]s, with a combined area of about a [[hectare]], located close to the [[South West Tasmania|south-western]] coast of [[Tasmania]], Australia. Situated some {{convert|6|km}} where the [[mouth (river)|mouth]] of [[Port Davey]] meets the [[Southern Ocean]], the {{convert|1|ha|adj=on}} island is part of the Trumpeter Islets Group, and comprises part of the [[Southwest National Park]] and the [[Tasmanian Wilderness]] [[World Heritage Site]].<ref name="consmgt">{{cite web |title=Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002 |url=http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/IslandCare/southern_islands.pdf |year=2002 |publisher=[[Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service]] |page=30 |access-date=20 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822190600/http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/IslandCare/southern_islands.pdf |archive-date=22 August 2006}}</ref><ref name=Brothers2001>{{cite book |author1=Brothers, Nigel |author2=Pemberton, David |author3=Pryor, Helen |author4=Halley, Vanessa |date=2001 |title=Tasmania's Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features |publisher=[[Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery]] |location=Hobart |isbn=0-7246-4816-X }}</ref>


==Fauna==
==Fauna==
Recorded breeding [[seabird]] and [[wader]] species are the [[Little Penguin]] (1000 pairs), [[Short-tailed Shearwater]] (1000 pairs), [[Pacific Gull]], [[Silver Gull]], [[Sooty Oystercatcher]], [[Black-faced Cormorant]] and [[Caspian Tern]]. The [[Tasmanian Tree Skink]] is present.<ref name=Brothers2001/>
The islets are part of the [[Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area]], so identified by [[BirdLife International]] because of its importance for breeding seabirds.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |title=IBA: Port Davey Islands |access-date=2011-09-19 |work= Birdata |publisher=Birds Australia }}</ref> Recorded breeding [[seabird]] and [[wader]] species are the [[little penguin]] (1000 pairs), [[short-tailed shearwater]] (1000 pairs), [[Pacific gull]], [[silver gull]], [[sooty oystercatcher]], [[black-faced cormorant]] and [[Caspian tern]]. The [[Tasmanian tree skink]] is present.<ref name=Brothers2001/>

==See also==
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* [[List of islands of Tasmania]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:South West Tasmania]]
[[Category:Islands of South West Tasmania]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Tasmania]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Tasmania]]
[[Category:Important Bird Areas of Tasmania]]
[[Category:Important Bird Areas of Tasmania]]

Latest revision as of 06:49, 19 January 2023

Trumpeter Islets
A Landsat image of the Trumpeter Islets, circled in red.
Trumpeter Islets is located in Tasmania
Trumpeter Islets
Trumpeter Islets
Location off the south western coast of Tasmania
Geography
StandortSouth western Tasmania
Coordinates43°16′48″S 145°48′00″E / 43.28000°S 145.80000°E / -43.28000; 145.80000
ArchipelagoTrumpeter Islets Group
Adjacent toSouthern Ocean
Total islands2
Area1 ha (2.5 acres)[1]
Administration
Australien
StateTasmania
RegionSouth West
Demographics
PopulationUnpopulated

The Trumpeter Islets comprise a group of two unpopulated islets, with a combined area of about a hectare, located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. Situated some 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) where the mouth of Port Davey meets the Southern Ocean, the 1-hectare (2.5-acre) island is part of the Trumpeter Islets Group, and comprises part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.[1][2]

Fauna

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The islets are 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 and wader species are the little penguin (1000 pairs), short-tailed shearwater (1000 pairs), Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher, black-faced cormorant and Caspian tern. The Tasmanian tree skink is present.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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.