Shanks Islands (Tasmania)

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Shanks Islands (43°20′49″S, 145°57′32″E) is a group of five small rocky islets with steep cliffs about 2.7 hectares in total area, located 1 km off the eastern shore of Port Davey, Tasmania. They are a breeding site for Little Penguin, Short-tailed Shearwater, Silver Gull and Sooty Oystercatcher[1].

The islands are part of the Southwest National Park.

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  1. ^ Brothers, Nigel, David Pemberton, Helen Pryor, Vanessa Halley (2001). Tasmania's Offshore Islands : seabirds and other natural features. Hobart, Tasmania: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X.
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