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
editRecorded 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
editSome of the flora that have been recorded on Sugarloaf Rock include the Zantedeschia aethiopica.
See also
editThe 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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