List of islands of Tasmania
This is a list of islands of Tasmania. The Tasmanian mainland itself is an island, with an area of 64,103 km2 (24,750 sq mi)[1] - 94.1% of the total land area of the state of Tasmania. The 11 next largest islands have a combined area of 3,826 km2 (1,477 sq mi), for a cumulative total of 99.75% of the state. Over 300 smaller islands[2] make up the remaining 173 km2 (67 sq mi) of total land area.
List of islands
| Name | Location | Group | Size | Population | Land use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flinders Island | Bass Strait | Furneaux Group | 1,340 km2 (520 sq mi)[1] | ~550 (2012)A[3] | Various uses[4] |
| King Island | Bass Strait | 1,094 km2 (422 sq mi)[1] | 1646 (2012)[5] | Various uses[4] | |
| Cape Barren Island | Bass Strait | Furneaux Group | 465 km2 (180 sq mi)[1] | 268 (2006)[6] | Aboriginal[4] |
| Bruny Island | Storm Bay | 353 km2 (136 sq mi)[1] | 620[7] | Various uses[4] | |
| Macquarie Island | Southern Ocean | 124 km2 (48 sq mi)[1] | - | World Heritage Site[4] | |
| Maria Island | East coast | 101 km2 (39 sq mi)[1] | - | Maria Island National Park[4] | |
| Robbins Island | Bass Strait (North-west coast) | Robbins Is Group | 99 km2 (38 sq mi)[1] | - | Private |
| Clarke Island | Bass Strait | Furneaux Group | 82 km2 (32 sq mi)[1] | 1* | Aboriginal[4] |
| Hunter Island | Bass Strait | Hunter Group | 71 km2 (27 sq mi)[1] | - | Crown lease[4] |
| Three Hummock Island | Bass Strait | Hunter Group | 70 km2 (27 sq mi)[1] | - | Crown lease[4] |
| Schouten Island | East coast | 28 km2 (11 sq mi)[1] | - | Freycinet National Park[4] | |
| Albatross Island | Bass Strait | Hunter Group | 0.18 km2 (0.069 sq mi)[8] | - | |
| North Breaksea Main Breaksea | South-west Tasmania | Breaksea Islands | 0.16 km2 (0.062 sq mi) | - | Southwest National Park |
| Eddystone Island Pedra Branca Sidmouth Rock | Southern Ocean (South East Cape) | 0.02 km2 (0.0077 sq mi) | - | Southwest National Park | |
| Goat Island | Bass Strait (North-west coast) | - | Three Sisters-Goat Island Nature Reserve | ||
| Three Sisters | Bass Strait (North-west coast) | 0.02 km2 (0.0077 sq mi) | - | Three Sisters-Goat Island Nature Reserve | |
| Hogan Island | Bass Strait | Hogan Group | 2.32 km2 (0.90 sq mi) | - | Crown land[9] |
| Long Islet | Bass Strait | Hogan Group | 0.2285 km2 (0.0882 sq mi) | - | Crown land[9] |
| East Islet | Bass Strait | Hogan Group | 0.1242 km2 (0.0480 sq mi) | - | Crown land[9] |
| Twin Islets | Bass Strait | Hogan Group | 0.0561 km2 (0.0217 sq mi) | - | Crown land[9] |
| Boundary Islet (historically called North East Islet) | Bass Strait | Hogan Group | 0.02 km2 (0.0077 sq mi) | - | Crown land[9] |
| Seal Rock | Bass Strait | Hogan Group | - | Crown land[9] | |
| Round Islet | Bass Strait | Hogan Group | - | Crown land[9] | |
| Walker Island | Bass Strait (North-west coast) | Robbins Is Group | - | Private | |
| Deal Island | Bass Strait | Kent Group | 15.7675 km2 (6.0879 sq mi) | - | Kent Group National Park |
| Erith Island | Bass Strait | Kent Group | 3.23 km2 (1.25 sq mi) | - | Kent Group National Park |
| Dover Island | Bass Strait | Kent Group | 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi) | - | Kent Group National Park |
| North East Isle | Bass Strait | Kent Group | 0.3262 km2 (0.1259 sq mi) | - | Kent Group National Park |
| South West Isle | Bass Strait | Kent Group | 0.1909 km2 (0.0737 sq mi) | - | Kent Group National Park |
| Judgement Rocks | Bass Strait | Kent Group | 0.0039 km2 (0.0015 sq mi) | - | Kent Group National Park |
| De Witt Island | Southern Ocean | Maatsuyker Islands Group | 5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi) | - | Southwest National Park |
| Maatsuyker Island | Southern Ocean | Maatsuyker Islands Group | 1.86 km2 (0.72 sq mi) | - | Southwest National Park |
| Ile du Golfe | Southern Ocean | Maatsuyker Islands Group | 0.68 km2 (0.26 sq mi) | - | Southwest National Park |
| Flat Witch Island | Southern Ocean | Maatsuyker Islands Group | 0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi) | - | Southwest National Park |
| Louisa Island | Southern Ocean | Maatsuyker Islands Group | 0.23 km2 (0.089 sq mi) | - | Southwest National Park |
| Walker Island | Southern Ocean | Maatsuyker Islands Group | 0.15 km2 (0.058 sq mi) | - | Southwest National Park |
| Needle Rocks | Southern Ocean | Maatsuyker Islands Group | 0.105 km2 (0.041 sq mi) | - | Southwest National Park |
| Hen Island | Southern Ocean | Maatsuyker Islands Group | 0.076 km2 (0.029 sq mi) | - | Southwest National Park |
| Round Top Island | Southern Ocean | Maatsuyker Islands Group | 0.0625 km2 (0.0241 sq mi) | - | Southwest National Park |
| Chicken Island | Southern Ocean | Maatsuyker Islands Group | 0.0195 km2 (0.0075 sq mi) | - | Southwest National Park |
| Flat Top Island | Southern Ocean | Maatsuyker Islands Group | 0.0158 km2 (0.0061 sq mi) | - | Southwest National Park |
| Western Rocks | Southern Ocean | Maatsuyker Islands Group | 0.0029 km2 (0.0011 sq mi) | - | Southwest National Park |
Note
- A: Referenced figure of 807 is for entire Flinders Council (Furneaux Group) which includes Cape Barren Island and Clarke Island
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 "Tasmania - Land area". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 3 January 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ "Discover Tasmania - Our Islands". Government of Tasmania. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ "Flinders (LGA)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 "State of the Environment Tasmania 2009". Government of Tasmania. 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ "King Island (LGA)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ "Flinders Council - Cape Barren Island". Flinders Council. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ "About Bruny Island". Bruny Tourism Inc. 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ Small Bass Strait Island Reserves. Draft Management Plan, Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Government of Tasmania, October 2000, retrieved 5 February 2015
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 "Tasmania's islands – land tenure and access issues". Tasmanian Sea Canoeing Club. July 2005. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.