Wright Rock

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Wright Rock is a small, steep-sided granite island, with an area of <1 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Bass Pyramid Group, lying in northern Bass Strait between Flinders Island and the Kent Group. It is a nature reserve.

[edit] Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird species include Pacific Gull and Silver Gull. It is also an important haul-out site for Australian Fur Seals, with pups being born there occasionally.[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: 39°35′S 147°33′E / -39.583, 147.55


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