Blanche Rock

Blanche Rock is a 0.07 ha dolerite islet in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Actaeon Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, at the southern entrance to the D'Entrecasteaux Channel between Bruny Island and the mainland. It is part of the South Bruny National Park.[1][2]

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the Pacific gull, sooty oystercatcher and black-faced cormorant.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 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
  2. ↑ Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002 (PDF), Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service, 2002, archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-08-22, retrieved 2006-07-20

Coordinates: 43°29′S 147°00′E / 43.483°S 147.000°E / -43.483; 147.000


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