George Rocks
  George Rocks Location of Bird Rock off the coast of Tasmania | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Banks Strait, Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 40°55′S 148°19′E / 40.917°S 148.317°ECoordinates: 40°55′S 148°19′E / 40.917°S 148.317°E |
| Archipelago | Waterhouse Island Group |
| Area | 7 ha (17 acres) |
| Administration | |
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Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
The George Rocks, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, are a group of three adjacent uninhabited granite islets and associated reefs with a combined area of 7 hectares (17 acres), situated in Banks Strait, part of Bass Strait, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia.[1]
Other islands in the Waterhouse Group include Ninth, Tenth, Waterhouse, Little Waterhouse, Maclean, Baynes, Gygnet, Swan, Foster, Little Swan, St Helens and Paddys islands and Bird Rock islet.[1]
Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird species are little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, white-faced storm-petrel, silver gull, black-faced cormorant and crested tern. Introduced mammals are rabbits and rats. The metallic skink is present.[1]
