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| name = Trumpeter Islets |
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| image name = Trumpeter Islets Tasmania (Landsat).jpg |
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| image caption = A [[Landsat]] image of the Trumpeter Islets, circled in red. |
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| map = Australia Tasmania |
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| map_caption = Location off the [[South West Tasmania|south western]] coast of [[Tasmania]] |
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| label = Trumpeter Islets |
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| lat_d = 43 |
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| lat_m = 16 |
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| lat_s = 48 |
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| lat_NS = S |
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| long_d = 145 |
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| long_m = 48 |
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| long_s = 00 |
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| long_EW = E |
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| location = [[South West Tasmania|South western]] [[Tasmania]] |
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| archipelago = Trumpeter Islets Group |
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| waterbody = [[Southern Ocean]] |
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| total islands = 2 |
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| area = {{convert|1|ha|abbr=on}} |
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| country = Australia |
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| country admin divisions title = [[States of Australia|State]] |
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| country admin divisions = [[Tasmania]] |
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| country admin divisions title 1 = [[Regions of Tasmania|Region]] |
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| country admin divisions 1 = [[South West Tasmania|South West]] |
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| population = Unpopulated |
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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 |accessdate=20 July 2006 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060822190600/http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/IslandCare/southern_islands.pdf |archivedate=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> |
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The '''Trumpeter Islets''' comprise a group of two [[islet]]s, with a combined area of about a [[hectare]], part of the Trumpeter Islets Group, lying close to the southern end of the western coast of [[Tasmania]], Australia, about 6 km north of the entrance to [[Port Davey, Tasmania|Port Davey]]. |
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They are also part of the [[Southwest National Park]], and thus within the [[Tasmanian Wilderness]] [[World Heritage Site]].<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><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]] |accessdate=20 July 2006 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060822190600/http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/IslandCare/southern_islands.pdf |archivedate=22 August 2006}}</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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==Fauna== |
==Fauna== |
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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 |accessdate=2011-09-19 |work= Birdata |first= |last= |publisher=Birds Australia |date= }}</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/> |
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[[Category:Islands of South West Tasmania]] |
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[[Category:South West Tasmania]] |
[[Category:South West Tasmania]] |
Location off the south western coast of Tasmania | |
Geography | |
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Location | South western Tasmania |
Archipelago | Trumpeter Islets Group |
Adjacent to | Southern Ocean |
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Population | Unpopulated |
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 mouthofPort 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]
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]
South West region of Tasmania, Australia
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