The Bishop and Clerk Islets 55°03′S 158°46′E lie approximately 33 km (20.5 mi) to the south of Macquarie Island

Macquarie Island

Macquarie Island lies in the southwest corner of the Pacific Ocean, about half-way between New Zealand and Antarctica, at 54°30S, 158°57E. Politically, it has formed part of the Australian state of Tasmania since 1900 and became a Tasmanian State Reserve in 1978. In 1997 it became a world heritage...

. They are 0.6 km² (0.231661295155521 sq mi) in area. The Bishop and Clerk Islets mark the southernmost point of Australia

Extreme points of Australia

-Australia :* Northernmost Point – Cape York, Queensland * Southernmost Point – South Point, Wilsons Promontory, Victoria * South-westernmost Point - Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia -Australia (mainland):* Northernmost Point – Cape York, Queensland (10°41' S)* Southernmost Point – South Point,...

 (including islands). These islets are mostly barren rock less than 50 metres (164 ft) high and are geologically similar to Macquarie Island.

Macquarie Shag

Macquarie Shag

The Macquarie Shag , Macquarie Island Shag or Macquarie Island Cormorant, is a marine cormorant native to Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean, about halfway between Australia and Antarctica....

s have been recorded nesting at the Bishop and Clerk Islets. A colony of Black-browed Albatrosses

Black-browed Albatross

The Black-browed Albatross or Black-browed Mollymawk, Thalassarche melanophrys, is a large seabird of the albatross family Diomedeidae, and it is the most widespread and common albatross.-Taxonomy:...

was discovered in 1965 on these islets.