The Doughboys off Cape Grim, Tasmania
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Location | Cape Grim |
Coordinates | 40°40′18″S 144°40′34″E / 40.67167°S 144.67611°ECoordinates: 40°40′18″S 144°40′34″E / 40.67167°S 144.67611°E |
Archipelago | Trefoil Island Group |
Total islands | 2 |
Area | 12.4 ha (31 acres) |
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State | Tasmania |
Demographics | |
Population | unpopulated |
The Doughboys are a pair of islands near Cape Grim, the northwestern point of Tasmania, Australia. The western island has an area of 5.4 hectares (13 acres) and the eastern island has an area of 7 hectares (17 acres). The two islands form part of the Trefoil Island Group.
The islands are part of the Hunter Island Group Important Bird Area. Breeding seabird and shorebird species include short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion, common diving-petrel, Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher and pied oystercatcher. Reptiles include metallic skink.