Birchs Inlet
| Birchs Inlet | ||
|---|---|---|
| Birch's Inlet; Birches Inlet | ||
Primary inflows Macquarie Harbour | | |
| River sources |
| |
| Ocean/sea sources | Southern Ocean | |
| Basin countries | Australia | |
| Max. length | 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) | |
The Birchs Inlet, also spelt Birch's Inlet or Birches Inlet, is a narrow
World Heritage Area
.
Features and location
The inlet lies approximately 38 kilometres (24 mi) south of the town of
Huon Pine
to Strahan.
It lies at the northern end of the Melaleuca to Birchs Inlet Important Bird Area.[2] It is one of only two (the other being at Melaleuca) study sites for orange-bellied parrots in their breeding range.[3][4]
Etymology
It is named after Thomas William Birch (1774-1821), a surgeon, whaler, merchant and shipowner who settled in Tasmania in 1808.[1]
References
- ^ a b Stancombe, G. H. (14 August 2011). "Birch, Thomas William (1774–1821)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ^ "IBA: Melaleuca to Birchs Inlet". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ Holdsworth, Mark Christopher (2006). Reproductive success and demography of the Orange‐bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster (PDF). Master of Science thesis. Hobart: University of Tasmania.
- ^ Orange-bellied Parrot Recovery Team (1998). Orange‐bellied Parrot Recovery Plan 1998-2002 (PDF). Hobart: Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Tasmania.
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