Sugarloaf Rock (Mutton Bird Group)

This article is about the rock off south-west Tasmania. For the rock in the Curtis Group off north-east Tasmania, see Sugarloaf Rock (Curtis Group). For other uses, see Sugarloaf (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Sugarmouse Island.

Sugarloaf Rock is a steep, rocky unpopulated islet located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. Situated some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of where the mouth of Port Davey meets the Southern Ocean, the 3.56-hectare (8.8-acre) islet is one of the eight islands that comprise the Mutton Bird Islands Group. Sugarloaf Rock is part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.^[1][2]

Sugarloaf Rock

A Landsat image of the Mutton Bird Islands Group.
Sugarloaf Rock Location off the south western coast of Tasmania
Geography
Location	South western Tasmania
Coordinates	43°25′12″S 145°55′48″E
Archipelago	Mutton Bird Islands Group
Adjacent to	Southern Ocean
Area	3.56 ha (8.8 acres)[1]
Administration
Australia
State	Tasmania
Region	South West
Demographics
Population	Unpopulated

Fauna

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 (15,000 pairs), fairy prion (2000 pairs), silver gull and sooty oystercatcher. It is a haul-out site for Australian fur seals.^[2]

See also

• Australia portal
• Islands portal

• List of islands of Tasmania