The Coffee Pot (Tasmania)

The Coffee Pot, also known simply as Coffee Pot, with a shape suggesting a coffee pot, is an unpopulated steep, rocky islet located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. Situated some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwest of where the mouth of Port Davey meets the Southern Ocean, the 0.31-hectare (0.77-acre) islet is part of the Trumpeter Islets Group, and comprises part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.[1][2]

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Nickname: Coffee Pot
The Coffee Pot Location off the south western coast of Tasmania
Geography
Location	South western Tasmania
Coordinates	43°18′19″S 145°48′28″E
Archipelago	Trumpeter Islets Group
Adjacent bodies of water	Southern Ocean
Area	0.31 ha (0.77 acres)[1]
Administration
Australia
State	Tasmania
Region	South West
Demographics
Population	Unpopulated

Fauna

The islet is part of the Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.[3] The black-faced cormorant breeds on the islet.[2]

See also

• List of islands of Tasmania

References

1. "Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002" (PDF). Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service. 2002. p. 30. 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. Hobart: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. ISBN 978-0-7246-4816-0.
3. "IBA: Port Davey Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2011.