Taillefer Rocks
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Map of Taillefer Rocks and Schouten Island
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Location of Taillefer Rocks in Tasmania
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| Location | East coast of Tasmania |
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| Archipelago | Schouten Island Group |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Tasman Sea |
| Total islands | 3 |
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Australia
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| State | Tasmania |
| Local government area | Glamorgan Spring Bay Council |
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The Taillefer Rocks, part of the Schouten Island Group, are three small, rugged, granite islands, with a combined area of approximately 15 hectares (37 acres) lying close to the eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia, near the Freycinet Peninsula and lies within the Freycinet National Park.[1][2]
Flora and fauna
This is one of the few islands where Oyster Bay pines occur.
Recorded breeding seabird species are little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion and common diving petrel. Reptiles present include the metallic skink, White's skink, spotted skink and mountain dragon. Australian fur seals haul-out there in small numbers.[2]
See also
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East Coast region of Tasmania, Australia
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