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Trumpeter Islets (43°16′52″S 145°48′36″E / 43.28111°S 145.81000°E / -43.28111; 145.81000) is a group of two islets totalling about 1 hectare in area, located approximately 6 km north of the entrance to Port Davey, Tasmania. It is a breeding site for Little Penguin, Short-tailed Shearwater, Pacific Gull, Silver Gull, Sooty Oystercatcher, Black-faced Cormorant and Caspian Tern.[1].

The group is part of the Southwest National Park.

References

  1. ^ Brothers, Nigel (2001). Tasmania's Offshore Islands : seabirds and other natural features. Hobart, Tasmania: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. ISBN 072464816X. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)