Needle Rocks

{{Short description|Group of islets in Tasmania, Australia}}

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2015}}

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| name = Needle Rocks

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| sobriquet = The Needles

| image_name = Maatsuyker Island Map.png

| image_size = 280

| image_caption = Detailed map of Needle Rocks, with Maatsuyker Island, Walker Island and Western Rocks

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| map = Australia Tasmania

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| map_caption = Location off the southern coast of Tasmania

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| label = Needle Rocks

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| coordinates = {{coord|43|39|45|S|146|15|19|E|type:island_region:AU-TAS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| location = South West Tasmania

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| waterbody = Southern Ocean

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| area_ha = 10.5

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| country = Australia

| country_admin_divisions_title = State

| country_admin_divisions = Tasmania

| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Region

| country_admin_divisions_1 = South West

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The Needle Rocks, also known as the Needles, are a group of five main rock islets located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. With a combined area of approximately {{convert|10.5|ha|sqmi}}, the islets are part of the Maatsuyker Islands Group, and comprise 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 |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}}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}}

The Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse is located on Maatsuyker Island and illuminates the Needle Rocks.