Flinders Island
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Flinders Island is an island in the Bass Strait, located 20 km from the north-eastern tip of Tasmania, Australia. It is the largest island of the Furneaux Group.
It is part of the state of Tasmania, and part of the Flinders Council local government area. Note that Flinders Island is only one of the many islands included in the Municipal area.
The island is approximately 75 km from north to south, and 40 km from east to west. The island's total land area is 1333 km². With a height of 756 m, Mount Strzelecki is the island's highest peak. The population in 2005 was 897 people; the median age is 45.0.[1]
Major population centres include Whitemark (which has the island's main airstrip) and Lady Barron.
Plans have been approved by the Tasmanian government for the construction of a 500 room hotel and international golf course outside of Lady Barron.
[edit] Temperature and weather
- Average Annual Temperature: 10 to 18 °C (50 to 64 °F)
- Average January Temperature: 13 to 22 °C (60 to 71 °F)
- Average July Temperature: 6 to 13 °C (43 to 56 °F)
- Days over 30 °C (86 °F): 4.8
- Days over 35 °C (95 °F): 0.8
- Days under 2 °C (35.6 °F): 21.1
- Days under 0 °C (32 °F): 5.6
- Annual Rainfall: 754 mm (29.7 inches)
- Average Annual Windspeed: 21–25 km/h (13–15 mi/h)[2]
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