Shell Islets (Tasmania)

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The Shell Islets are a group of a small island with two subsidiary islets, surrounded by extensive sand and mudflats at low tide, with a combined high tide area of 0.082 ha, in south-eastern Australia. They are part of Tasmania’s Trefoil Island Group, lying close to Cape Grim, Tasmania’s most north-westerly point, in Bass Strait. .

[edit] Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and shorebird species include Sooty Oystercatcher, and Caspian Tern. The surrounding mudflats are important for waders, especially Red-necked Stints and Sanderlings.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 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°41′S 144°45′E / -40.683, 144.75


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