Bishop and Clerk Islets

Bishop and Clerk Islets
Geography
Area 0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Highest elevation 50 m (160 ft)
Country
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

The Bishop and Clerk Islets lie approximately 33 km (21 mi) to the south of Macquarie Island. They are 0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi) in area. The Bishop and Clerk Islets mark the southernmost point of Australia (including islands). These islets are mostly barren rock less than 50 metres (164 ft) high and are geologically similar to Macquarie Island.[1]

Macquarie Shags have been recorded nesting at the Bishop and Clerk Islets.[2] A colony of Black-browed Albatrosses was discovered in 1965 on these islets.[3]

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