Inner Rocks

{{Short description|Island in Tasmania, Australia}}

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The Inner Rocks comprise a group of three steep rocky unpopulated islets located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. Situated adjacent to the Southern Ocean, the {{convert|0.23|ha|adj=on}} islets are part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.{{cite web |title=Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002 |url=http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/IslandCare/southern_islands.pdf |year=2002 |publisher=Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service |page=30 |access-date=20 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822190600/http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/IslandCare/southern_islands.pdf |archive-date=22 August 2006}}{{cite book |author1=Brothers, Nigel |author2=Pemberton, David |author3=Pryor, Helen |author4=Halley, Vanessa |date=2001 |title=Tasmania's Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features |publisher=Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery |location=Hobart |isbn=0-7246-4816-X }}

Flora and fauna

The vegetation is dominated by ferns and the succulent plant pig face. Recorded breeding seabird species are the fairy prion (102 pairs) and common diving-petrel (100 pairs). The metallic skink is present.

See also

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References

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Category:Islands of South West Tasmania

Category:Protected areas of Tasmania

Category:Important Bird Areas of Tasmania

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