Rodondo Island, Nature reserve on a granite island in Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia
Rodondo Island is a nature reserve on a granite island in the Bass Strait off Tasmania's coast. The landscape is dominated by steep rocky cliffs, with sparse vegetation adapted to the windswept and exposed conditions.
The island was discovered in 1800 by James Grant from the ship HMS Lady Nelson and named after a similar rock formation in the West Indies. It gained protected status in 1976.
The island forms part of the Wilsons Promontory Islands Important Bird Area, recognized by BirdLife International for seabird breeding populations.
The steep cliffs make it difficult to access the island by boat, so visits are heavily restricted. The best views come from boats at a safe distance or from certain coastal vantage points.
A skink species found nowhere else in the region lives only on this island and nowhere else. This specialized lizard shows how isolated islands develop their own distinct wildlife adapted to harsh offshore conditions.
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