{{Short description|Islands in Tasmania, Australia}} {{Distinguish|West Pyramid}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox islands | name = East Pyramids | native_name = | native_name_link = | sobriquet = | image_name = Mutton Bird Islands (Landsat).jpg | image_caption = A [[Landsat]] image of the Mutton Bird Islands Group; the East Pyramids are located on the far left. | image_size = 280 | image_alt = | map = Australia Tasmania | map_alt = | map_width = 280 | map_caption = Location off the [[South West Tasmania|south western]] coast of [[Tasmania]] | map_relief = 1 | label = East Pyramids | label_position = left | etymology = | location = [[South West Tasmania|South western]] [[Tasmania]] | coordinates = {{coord|43|24|36|S|145|54|36|E|display=inline,title}} | archipelago = Mutton Bird Islands Group | waterbody = [[Southern Ocean]] | total_islands = 3 | major_islands = | area_ha = 6.69 | area_footnotes = <ref name="consmgt"/> | rank = | length_km = | width_km = | coastline_km = | elevation_m = | highest_mount = <!--name--> | Country_heading = | country = Australia | country_admin_divisions_title = [[States of Australia|State]] | country_admin_divisions = [[Tasmania]] | country_admin_divisions_title_1 = [[Regions of Tasmania|Region]] | country_admin_divisions_1 = [[South West Tasmania|South West]] | country_admin_divisions_title_2 = | country_admin_divisions_2 = | population = Unpopulated | website = | additional_info = }}
The '''East Pyramids''' comprise a group of three steep, rocky unpopulated [[islet]]s located close to the [[South West Tasmania|south-western]] coast of [[Tasmania]], Australia. Situated some {{convert|2|km}} south of where the [[mouth (river)|mouth]] of [[Port Davey]] meets the [[Southern Ocean]], the {{convert|6.69|ha|adj=on}} islets are one of the eight islands that comprise the Mutton Bird Islands Group. The East Pyramids are part of the [[Southwest National Park]] and the [[Tasmanian Wilderness]] [[World Heritage Site]].<ref name="consmgt">{{cite web |title=Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002 |url=http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/IslandCare/southern_islands.pdf |year=2002 |publisher=[[Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service]] |page=30 |access-date=20 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822190600/http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/IslandCare/southern_islands.pdf |archive-date=22 August 2006}}</ref><ref name=Brothers2001>{{cite book |author1=Brothers, Nigel |author2=Pemberton, David |author3=Pryor, Helen |author4=Halley, Vanessa |date=2001 |title=Tasmania's Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features |publisher=[[Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery]] |location=Hobart |isbn=0-7246-4816-X }}</ref>
==Flora and fauna== The islets are part of the [[Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area]], so identified by [[BirdLife International]] because of its importance for breeding seabirds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |title=IBA: Port Davey Islands |access-date=19 September 2011 |work=Birdata |publisher=Birds Australia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706102341/http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |archive-date=6 July 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> What vegetation there is on these rocks is dominated by ''[[Poa]]'', [[Carpobrotus rossii|pig face]] and [[fern]]s. Recorded breeding [[seabird]] species are the [[fairy prion]] (100 pairs), [[Pacific gull]], [[silver gull]] and [[black-faced cormorant]].<ref name=Brothers2001/>
==See also== {{stack|{{Portal|Australia|Islands}}}} * [[List of islands of Tasmania]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Islands of South West Tasmania]] [[Category:Protected areas of Tasmania]] [[Category:Important Bird Areas of Tasmania]]
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