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Hen Island (Tasmania)
Hen
Island
is an
island
located close to the
south-western
coast of
Tasmania, Australia
.
The island
is part of the
Maatsuyker Islands Group
, and comprises part of the
Southwest National Park
and the
Tasmanian Wilderness
World Heritage Site
.
The island's
highest point
is
above sea level
.
Fauna
The island is part of the Maatsuyker
Island Group
Important Bird Area
,
identified
as such by
BirdLife International
because of its
importance
as a
breeding
site for
seabirds
. Recorded breeding
seabird
and
wader
species are the
little penguin
,
short-tailed shearwater
,
fairy prion
,
Pacific gull
and
sooty oystercatcher
. The
metallic skink
is present.