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    titima / Trefoil Island

    Trefoil Island

    40°38′S 144°41′E

    79 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Trefoil Island Group, lying close to Cape Grim, Tasmania's most north-westerly point, in Bass Strait. 5 million breeding pairs of short-tailed shearwaters, which are subject to annual muttonbirding activities. Approval is required to visit.

    Cape Grim, Tasmania, Suicide Bay and with Trefoil Island in the distance.
    Cape Grim, Tasmania, Suicide Bay and with Trefoil Island in the distance.

    Gary Houston / CC0

    Terrain

    40°38′S 144°41′E

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    Overview

    Trefoil Island (in palawa kani : Titima), officially known as titima / Trefoil Island, is an island with an area of 115.79 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Trefoil Island Group, lying close to Cape Grim, Tasmania's most north-westerly point, in Bass Strait. It is owned by the Trefoil Island Aboriginal Cooperative and is home to an estimated 1.5 million breeding pairs of short-tailed shearwaters, which are subject to annual muttonbirding activities. Approval is required to visit. There is an airstrip, otherwise small boats can be used on calm days at Kelp Beach. The shoreline is covered with pebbly rocks.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Hunter Islands

    Also in Bass Strait Islands

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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