Reid Rocks
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Reid Rocks is a small island nature reserve in south-eastern Australia.[1] It is part of Tasmania’s New Year Island Group,[2] which includes the much larger King Island, lying north-west of Tasmania in Bass Strait. It is frequently wave-washed and lacks vegetation.
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[edit] Fauna
Reid Rocks is the only breeding site for Australian Fur Seals in western Bass Strait. During the 1990s annual mean seal pup production was 1500.[3]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Small Bass Strait Island Reserves. Draft Management Plan, Department of Primary Industries,Water and Environment. Tasmania, October 2000, http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/file.aspx?id=6388, retrieved 2012-02-04
- ^ Brothers et al (2001), p.606.
- ^ Brothers et al (2001), p.606.
[edit] Sources
- 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
Coordinates: 40°14′S 144°10′E / 40.233°S 144.167°E
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