Waterhouse Island (Tasmania)

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Waterhouse Island ( 40°48′S, 147°37′E[1]) is a small island off the north-east coast of Tasmania, Australia.

The island is named after captain Henry Waterhouse of the Reliance. Nicholas Baudin stopped at the island in 1802 mistakenly thinking the name meant fresh water could be found there, which was not the case.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Waterhouse Island. Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. ^ Ernest Scott. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders, available at Project Gutenberg.
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