Troubridge Island

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Troubridge Island
Geography

Location	Gulf St Vincent
Country
Australia

Troubridge Island Lighthouse^[1]

Troubridge Island Lighthouse
Location	Troubridge Island, South Australia
Year first lit	1856.
Deactivated	2001
Construction	cast iron
Tower shape	round tower
Markings / pattern	painted with broad red and white horizontal bands
Height	24 metres (79 ft)
Admiralty number	K2022
ARLHS number	AUS-164

Two Silver Gulls, one standing and one in flight, at the water’s edge

The island is an important breeding site for Silver Gulls

Troubridge Island is a small sandy island lying about 7 km east of Sultana Point on the Yorke Peninsula at the south-western end of Gulf St Vincent, South Australia. It is important as a seabird colony site.

Description

Troubridge is a low island with a maximum height of about 5 m above sea level. Its land area is only about 3 ha at high tide but expands to about 8 ha of exposed sand flats at low tide. Apart from a disused lighthouse with two associated cottages used for tourist accommodation, the island is designated as a conservation park known as the Troubridge Island Conservation Park. Access is only by permit or with an approved commercial tour operator.^[2]^[3]

Plants

Most of the 31 plant species recorded from the island are introduced. The vegetation consists of low shrubland dominated by Nitre Bush, Grey Saltbush and African Boxthorn. Other prominent plants present are Tree Mallow, Sea Rocket, Marram Grass and Hairy Spinifex.^[2]

Birds

The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports over 1% of the world populations of Black-faced Cormorants (with up to 4000 individuals) and Silver Gulls (with up to 10,000 breeding pairs.^[4] It also supports breeding colonies of Little Penguins, Caspian, Crested and Fairy Terns, Pied Cormorants and, sometimes, small numbers of Pacific Gulls. It provides foraging habitat for Red-necked Stints. Rock Parrots have been recorded.^[2]

Troubridge Shoals

Troubridge Island is part of Troubridge Shoals which extend across to Yorke Peninsula and constitutes a hazard to shipping. Troubridge Shoals has been the cause of over 33 wrecks and groundings. In 1850, at least seven vessels ran aground, precipitating the erection of a lighthouse in 1855.^[5]

External links

Troubridge Island Lighthouse

References

↑ "Cape Jervis (2)". Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Troubridge Island. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-11-16.
↑ "Troubridge Island". Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
↑ "IBA: Troubridge Island". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
↑ Noble, John Hazards of the Sea, Angus and Robertson, 1970 ISBN 0-207-12070-6

v t e Yorke Peninsula, South Australia

Major Townships	Ardrossan Bute Kadina Maitland Minlaton Moonta Paskeville Port Broughton Wallaroo Yorketown

Minor Townships	Coobowie Corny Point Edithburgh Marion Bay Point Turton Port Hughes Port Moorowie Port Rickaby Port Victoria Stansbury Stenhouse Bay Warooka Wool Bay

Councils	District Council of Yorke Peninsula District Council of the Copper Coast District Council of Barunga West

Islands	Bird Islands Goose Island Green Island Middle Island Royston Island Shag Island Troubridge Island Wardang Island

v t e Protected areas of South Australia

National Parks	Belair Canunda Coffin Bay Coongie Lakes Coorong Flinders Chase Flinders Ranges Gawler Ranges Innes Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre Lake Gairdner Lake Torrens Lincoln Mount Remarkable Murray River Naracoorte Caves Nullarbor Onkaparinga River Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges Witjira

Conservation Parks	Acraman Creek Beatrice Islet Beyeria Busby Islet Billiatt Bird Islands Black Hill Cape Gantheaume Cape Hart Cape Torrens Cleland Cox Scrub Danggali Deep Creek Dudley Ewens Ponds Fairview Finniss Fort Glanville Gum Laqoon Kelly Hill Hacks Lagoon Hallett Cove Horsnell Gully Kaiserstuhl Lake Gilles Lake Newland Lathami Mamungari Marino Martindale Hall Monarto Morialta Mount Magnificent Mount Taylor Naracoorte Caves Nepean Bay Neptune Islands Newland Head Ngarkat Parndana Peebinga Pelican Lagoon Piccaninnie Ponds The Pages Pullen Island Scott Creek Seal Bay Seddon Simpson Desert Sir Joseph Banks Group Spring Gully Talisker Torrens Island Troubridge Island Vivonne Bay West Island Western River

Recreation Parks	Anstey Hill Brownhill Creek Cobbler Creek Para Wirra Sturt Gorge Totness

Regional Reserves	Innamincka Lake Frome Nullarbor Simpson Desert Strzelecki

Conservation Reserves	Chadinga Naracoorte Caves

Wilderness Protection Areas	Cape Gantheaume Ravine des Casoars

Game Reserves	Bool Lagoon

Coordinates: 35°07′23″S 137°49′38″E / 35.12306°S 137.82722°E / -35.12306; 137.82722

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