Swainson Island Group

Swainson Islands

Swainson Islands Location off the south western coast of Tasmania
Geography
Location	South western Tasmania
Coordinates	43°21′36″S 145°55′12″E / 43.36000°S 145.92000°E / -43.36000; 145.92000Coordinates: 43°21′36″S 145°55′12″E / 43.36000°S 145.92000°E / -43.36000; 145.92000
Adjacent bodies of water	Southern Ocean; Port Davey
Total islands	5
Major islands	Lourah Island; Swainson Island Shanks Islands
Area	15.76 ha (38.9 acres)
Administration
Australia
State	Tasmania
Region	South West
Demographics
Population	Unpopulated

The Swainson Islands are an unpopulated group of five islands and rocks located off the south western coast of Tasmania, Australia. The 15.76-hectare (38.9-acre) group of islands are situated close to the southern end of the western coast of Tasmania, where the mouth of Port Davey meets the Southern Ocean. The Swainson Islands are part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.

The islands that comprise the group are:

The island group is part of the 163-hectare (400-acre) Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area, identified by BirdLife International because of its importance of supporting more than one percent of the world population of short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion, little penguin and black-faced cormorant.