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Shanks Islands

Shanks Islands

Shanks Islands Location off the south western coast of Tasmania
Geography
Location	South western Tasmania
Coordinates	43°20′24″S 145°57′00″E / 43.34000°S 145.95000°E / -43.34000; 145.95000
Archipelago	Swainson Islands Group
Adjacent to	Southern Ocean; Port Davey
Total islands	5
Area	2.72 ha (6.7 acres)[1]
Administration
Australia
State	Tasmania
Region	South West
Demographics
Population	Unpopulated

The Shanks Islands form a group of five small rocky islets located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. Situated near where the mouthofPort Davey meets the Southern Ocean, the islets have a combined area of 2.72 hectares (6.7 acres) and are part of the Swainson Islands Group. They comprise 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, short-tailed shearwater (8,700 pairs), fairy prion (5,000 pairs), silver gull, sooty oystercatcher and Caspian tern.^[2]

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