The Doughboys (Tasmania)
The Doughboys are a pair of islands near Cape Grim, the northwestern point of Tasmania, Australia. The western island has an area of 5.4 hectares (13 acres) and the eastern island has an area of 7 hectares (17 acres). The two islands form part of the Trefoil Island Group.[1]
 The Doughboys off Cape Grim, Tasmania | |
  The Doughboys Location of The Doughboys near Cape Grim | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cape Grim |
| Coordinates | 40°40′18″S 144°40′34″E |
| Archipelago | Trefoil Island Group |
| Total islands | 2 |
| Area | 12.4 ha (31 acres) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
| Demographics | |
| Population | unpopulated |
Fauna
The islands are part of the Hunter Island Group Important Bird Area.[2] Breeding seabird and shorebird species include short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion, common diving-petrel, Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher and pied oystercatcher. Reptiles include metallic skink.[1]
Gallery
The western of the two islands, furthest from the coast
The eastern of the two islands, closest to the coast
Cliff warning sign at Cape Grim, Tasmania, with The Doughboys in the background
References
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- 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
- BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Hunter Island Group. Downloaded from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) on 2011-07-09.
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