Location off the south western coast of Tasmania | |
Geography | |
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Location | South western Tasmania |
Coordinates | 43°17′24″S 145°48′36″E / 43.29000°S 145.81000°E |
Archipelago | Trumpeter Islets Group |
Adjacent to | Southern Ocean |
Area | 2.5 ha (6.2 acres)[1] |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Tasmania |
Region | South West |
Demographics | |
Population | Unpopulated |
West Pyramid is an unpopulated steep-sided island located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. Situated some 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of the mouth of Port Davey where it meets the Southern Ocean, the 2.5-hectare (6.2-acre) island is part of the Trumpeter Islets Group, and comprises part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.[1][2]
The island is part of the Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.[3] Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the short-tailed shearwater (3000 pairs), fairy prion (1-2000 pairs), Pacific gull, silver gull and sooty oystercatcher. The Tasmanian tree skink is present.[2]