Judgement Rocks

Judgement Rocks is a small granite island (and some associated bare rocks), with an area of 0.39 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Kent Group, lying in northern Bass Strait between the Furneaux Group and Wilsons Promontory in Victoria. It is part of the Kent Group National Park. The rock was named by Matthew Flinders "from its resemblance to an elevated seat".[1]

Joanna Murray-Smith's novel Judgement Rock is named for the rocks and set among the islands of the Kent Group.[2]

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include fairy prion, Pacific gull, silver gull and sooty oystercatcher. The island hosts Tasmania’s largest breeding colony of Australian fur seals, which also attracts visits by killer whales. The only reptile present is the metallic skink.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Flinders, Matthew (1814), A Voyage to Terra Australis, London: G. and W. Nicol, entry for 8 February, 1798
  2. ↑ On lighthouses and writing presentation by Joanna Murray-Smith (transcript at the National Archives of Australia)
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ Small Bass Strait Island Reserves. Draft Management Plan, Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment. Tasmania, October 2000, retrieved 2012-02-04

Coordinates: 39°30′S 147°07′E / 39.500°S 147.117°E