# East Pyramids

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Islands in Tasmania, Australia

Not to be confused with [West Pyramid](/source/West_Pyramid).

East Pyramids A Landsat image of the Mutton Bird Islands Group; the East Pyramids are located on the far left. East Pyramids Location off the south western coast of Tasmania Geography Location South western Tasmania Coordinates 43°24′36″S 145°54′36″E / 43.41000°S 145.91000°E / -43.41000; 145.91000 Archipelago Mutton Bird Islands Group Adjacent to Southern Ocean Total islands 3 Area 6.69 ha (16.5 acres)[1] Administration Australia State Tasmania Region South West Demographics Population Unpopulated

The **East Pyramids** comprise a group of three steep, rocky unpopulated [islets](/source/Islet) located close to the [south-western](/source/South_West_Tasmania) coast of [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania), Australia. Situated some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of where the [mouth](/source/Mouth_(river)) of [Port Davey](/source/Port_Davey) meets the [Southern Ocean](/source/Southern_Ocean), the 6.69-hectare (16.5-acre) islets are one of the eight islands that comprise the Mutton Bird Islands Group. The East Pyramids are part of the [Southwest National Park](/source/Southwest_National_Park) and the [Tasmanian Wilderness](/source/Tasmanian_Wilderness) [World Heritage Site](/source/World_Heritage_Site).[1][2]

## Flora and fauna

The islets are part of the [Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area](/source/Port_Davey_Islands_Important_Bird_Area), so identified by [BirdLife International](/source/BirdLife_International) because of its importance for breeding seabirds.[3] What vegetation there is on these rocks is dominated by *[Poa](/source/Poa)*, [pig face](/source/Carpobrotus_rossii) and [ferns](/source/Fern). Recorded breeding [seabird](/source/Seabird) species are the [fairy prion](/source/Fairy_prion) (100 pairs), [Pacific gull](/source/Pacific_gull), [silver gull](/source/Silver_gull) and [black-faced cormorant](/source/Black-faced_cormorant).[2]

## See also

- [Australia portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Australia)
- [Islands portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Islands)

- [List of islands of Tasmania](/source/List_of_islands_of_Tasmania)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-consmgt_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-consmgt_1-1) ["Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002"](https://web.archive.org/web/20060822190600/http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/IslandCare/southern_islands.pdf) (PDF). [Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service](/source/Tasmania_Parks_and_Wildlife_Service). 2002. p. 30. Archived from [the original](http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/IslandCare/southern_islands.pdf) (PDF) on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2006.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Brothers2001_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Brothers2001_2-1) Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; Halley, Vanessa (2001). *Tasmania's Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features*. Hobart: [Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery](/source/Tasmanian_Museum_and_Art_Gallery). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7246-4816-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7246-4816-X).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["IBA: Port Davey Islands"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110706102341/http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm). *Birdata*. Birds Australia. Archived from [the original](http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.

v t e South West region of Tasmania, Australia Settlements Adamsfield Melaleuca Strathgordon Governance Braddon (federal) Franklin (federal) Braddon (state) Franklin (state) Derwent Valley Council Huon Valley Council West Coast Council Mountains Engineer Range Frenchmans Cap Anne Frankland Range Citadel, The Cleft Peak Cupola, The Frankland Greycap Lion, The Lloyd Jones Murpheys Bluff Redtop Right Angle Scotts Secheron Terminal Arthur Range Federation King William Range Mount King William Prince of Wales Range (Tasmania) Diamond Peak Protected areas, parks and reserves Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park Melaleuca to Birchs Inlet Important Bird Area Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour Marine Nature Reserve Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area Southwest National Park South West Wilderness Tasman Fracture Commonwealth Marine Reserve Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area Rivers Anne Davey Franklin Gordon Huon Serpentine Spero Lakes Natural Edgar Artificial reservoirs Gordon Pedder Lake Pedder Action Committee United Tasmania Group Dams Completed Edgar Gordon Scotts Peak Serpentine Cancelled Franklin Dam controversy Commonwealth v Tasmania The Wilderness Society Harbours, bays, inlets and estuaries Bathurst Harbour Bathurst Channel James Kelly Basin Port Davey Coastal features High Rocky Point Low Rocky Point Point Hibbs South Coast South West Cape Power stations Gordon Transport Gordon River Road Scotts Peak Dam Road Railways Great Western Railway (proposed never constructed) Landmarks Natural Gordon Splits Man-made Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse Port Davey Track South Coast Track People of note Bob Brown Peter Dombrovskis Helen Gee James Goodwin Brenda Hean Richard Jones Deny King Eric Reece Olegas Truchanas T. B. Moore Islands Eddystone Hibbs Pyramid Inner Rocks Sidmouth Rock Breaksea Fitzroy Kathleen Main Mavourneen Munday North Maatsuyker (group) Chicken De Witt Flat Top Flat Witch Hen Ile du Golfe Louisa Maatsuyker (island) Needles Round Top Walker Western Rocks Swainson (group) Big Caroline Hay Lourah Shanks Swainson Mutton Bird (group) East Pyramids Mutton Bird Island Mutton Bird Islet (southeast) Mutton Bird Islet (southwest) Sugarloaf Sugarmouse Wendar Wild Wind Pedra Branca Mewstone Trumpeter Coffee Pot, The Hobbs Trumpeter West Pyramid Books and newspapers Tasmania's offshore islands Tasmania's Wilderness Battles The South West Book South West Tasmania Resources Survey Flora, fauna, and fishlife Orange-bellied parrot Pedder galaxias Pedder earthworm Pedder planarian Pedra Branca skink Bioregions Southern Ranges (bioregion) West (bioregion) Indigenous heritage Kutikina Cave Toogee language Western Tasmanian languages

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