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Flat Top Island

Detailed map of the Maatsuyker Islands Group, showing Flat Top Island on the right
Flat Top IslandLocation off the southern coast of Tasmania
Geography
Location	South West Tasmania
Coordinates	43°37′48″S 146°22′48″E / 43.63000°S 146.38000°E / -43.63000; 146.38000
Archipelago	Maatsuyker Islands Group
Adjacent to	Southern Ocean
Area	1.58 ha (3.9 acres)
Administration
Australia
State	Tasmania
Region	South West
Demographics
Population	Unpopulated

Flat Top Island is an island located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. The 1.58-hectare (0.0061 sq mi) island is part of the Maatsuyker Islands Group, and comprises part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.

Fauna

The island is part of the Maatsuyker Island Group Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance as a breeding site for seabirds. 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.

See also

• South East Cape
• South West Cape
• List of islands of Tasmania

References

1. ^ "Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002" (PDF). Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
2. ^ 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
3. "Important Bird Area factsheet: Maatsuyker Island Group". Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

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