Flat Top Island

Flat Top Island

Flat Top Island is a 1.58 ha island in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Maatsuyker Island Group, lying close to the southern end of the south-western coast of Tasmania. It is also part of the Southwest National Park, and thus within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.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]

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird species are the Short-tailed Shearwater (400 pairs), Fairy Prion (5000 pairs), Common Diving-Petrel (1000 pairs) and Pacific Gull. The island is a haul-out site for the Australian Fur Seal. The Tasmanian Tree Skink is present.

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