The Friars (Tasmania)
The Friars are four steep diabase, dolerite rocks, with a combined area of about , in south-eastern Australia. They are part of the Actaeon Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, at the southern entrance to the D'Entrecasteaux Channel between Bruny Island and the mainland. They form part of South Bruny National Park.Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). ''Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features''. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. The group was named The Fryars by Tobias Furneaux in in March 1773. , Chapter VII, entry for March 1773 Fauna Recorded breeding seabird species are the little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion and common diving-petrel. The metallic skink is present. Australian fur seals, and possibly New Zealand fur seals, use the rocks as a regular hauling-out, haul-out site. References

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The Friars
A friar is a term for a member of a religious order. Friar or Friars may also refer to: * The Friars (club), American student club * The Friars (Tasmania), Tasmanian island group * Aylesford Priory, Kent, England, also known as The Friars * Providence Friars, Division I sports teams of Providence College * Amauris, genus of nymphalid butterflies sometimes referred to as friars. See also

*San Diego Padres, baseball team sometimes referred to as the Friars *Friars Club (other) {{disambiguation ...
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