.jpg) ALandsat image of the Mutton Bird Islands Group. | |
  Wild Wind Islets Location off thesouth western coast ofTasmania | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | South westernTasmania |
| Coordinates | 43°27′S146°00′E / 43.450°S 146.000°E /-43.450; 146.000 |
| Archipelago | Mutton Bird Islands Group |
| Adjacent to | Southern Ocean |
| Area | 3.95 ha (9.8 acres)[1] |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
| Region | South West |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Unpopulated |
TheWild Wind Islets comprise a group of five steep rocky unpopulatedislets located close to thesouth-western coast ofTasmania, Australia. Situated some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of where themouth ofPort Davey meets theSouthern Ocean, the 3.95-hectare (9.8-acre) islets are one of the eight islands that comprise the Mutton Bird Islands Group. The Wild Wind Islets are part of theSouthwest National Park and theTasmanian WildernessWorld Heritage Site.[1][2]
The island is part of thePort Davey Islands Important Bird Area, so identified byBirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.[3] Recorded breedingseabird species are theshort-tailed shearwater, (20,000 pairs),fairy prion (3000 pairs),common diving-petrel (3000 pairs) andsilver gull. Thewhite-bellied sea-eagle has nested there. Themetallic skink is present.[2]
