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The Thumbs (Tasmania)

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is a small and jagged island, with three prominent spires and an area of 4,500 square metres (1.1 acres), in south-eastern
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Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001).
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Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features
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The site is used by Australian fur seals for hauling out
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Australia
Tasmania
Tasman Peninsula
Tasman National Park
seabird
common diving-petrel
black-faced cormorant
Australian fur seals
haul-out
Hippolyte Rocks
BirdLife International
Important Bird Area


ISBN
0-7246-4816-X
"IBA: Hippolyte Rocks"
43°06′S 147°58′E / 43.100°S 147.967°E / -43.100; 147.967
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Islands of Tasmania
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