List of islands of Tasmania

This is a list of islands of Tasmania, the smallest and southernmost state of Australia.

Sizes

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][3] make up the remaining 173 km2 (67 sq mi) of total land area.

Regions

Similar to Regions of Tasmania the islands are generally distinguished by the coast that they are adjacent to, as well as Bass Strait - the main separation from the mainland state of Victoria.

Five regions are aligned to the north coast and Bass Strait - North West Islands (including King Island), North Coast Islands, North Bass Strait Islands, Furneaux Islands, and North East Islands.

The southern groups are South and West Islands, and East Coast Islands.[4]

Status

There are 334 islands within the Tasmanian state . Only 16 of these 334 islands are listed as private islands. The majority of these 16 private islands have a conservation covenant associated with their title restricting future development, whilst a small minority have a freehold title.[5]

Island groups

A considerable number of Tasmanian islands are identified as being in Island groups.

List of islands

Island,
islet or rock name		 Location
(body of water) 		Group Area Population
2011 census
(unless otherwise)		 Land use Ref.
ha acre
Albatross Bass Strait Hunter 18 44 - [6]
Anderson Bass Strait Furneaux 166 410 unpopulated Pastoral lease [7]
Babel Bass Strait Furneaux 440 1,087 unpopulated Freehold title: Tasmanian Aboriginal community [8]
Badger Bass Strait Furneaux 1,242 3,069 Freehold title: grazing [6][7]
Bass Bass Strait Furneaux 0.01 0 unpopulated Nature reserve [7]
Battery Bass Strait Furneaux 0.68 2 unpopulated [6][7]
Baynes Bass Strait Waterhouse 1.62 4 unpopulated [7]
Beagle Bass Strait Furneaux 1.2 3 unpopulated Nature reserve [6][7]
Big Caroline Southern Ocean Swainson 6.69 17
Big Green Bass Strait Furneaux 122 301 unpopulated Nature reserve [7]
Big Black Bass Strait Furneaux 0.54 1 unpopulated [7]
Billy Goat Bass Strait Furneaux 1.3 3 unpopulated [7]
Bird Bass Strait Waterhouse 1 2 unpopulated [7]
Bishop and Clerk South-western Pacific Ocean 60 148 unpopulated World Heritage Site [9]
Boundary
(historically called North East) 		Bass Strait Hogan 2 5 - Crown land [10]
Breaksea, North
Breaksea, Main 		Southern Ocean Breaksea 16 40 - Southwest National Park
Bruny Tasman Sea   35,300 87,228 7711 Various [1][11][12]
Cape Barren Bass Strait Furneaux 46,500 114,904 see Flinders Island Aboriginal [1][12][13]
Cat Bass Strait Furneaux 39 96 unpopulated [6]
Chalky Bass Strait Furneaux 41 101 unpopulated Nature reserve [7]
Chicken Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 195 482 - Southwest National Park
Christmas Great Australian Bight New Year 63 156 unpopulated [7]
Clarke Bass Strait Furneaux 8,200 20,263 see Flinders Island Aboriginal [1][12]
Coffee Pot, The Southern Ocean Trumpeter 0.31 1
Councillor Bass Strait New Year 10.53 26 unpopulated [7]
Cygnet Bass Strait Waterhouse 0.5 1 unpopulated [7]
Deal Bass Strait Kent 1,576.75 3,896 - Kent Group National Park
De Witt Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 517 1,278 - Southwest National Park
Doughboy Bass Strait Furneaux 30 74 unpopulated [7]
Dover Bass Strait Kent 295 729 - Kent Group National Park
East Bass Strait Hogan 12.42 31 - Crown land [10]
East Kangaroo Bass Strait Furneaux 157 388 unpopulated Nature reserve [7]
East Pyramids Southern Ocean Mutton Bird 6.69 17
Eddystone
Pedra Branca
Sidmouth Rock 		Southern Ocean
(South East Cape) 		  2 5 - Southwest National Park
Erith Bass Strait Kent 323 798 - Kent Group National Park
Fitzroy Breaksea
Flat Top Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 1.58 4 - Southwest National Park
Flat Witch Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 64 158 - Southwest National Park
Flinders Bass Strait Furneaux 134,000 331,121 7762 Various [1][12][14]
Foster Bass Strait Waterhouse 48 119 unpopulated [6][7]
George Bass Strait Waterhouse 7 17 unpopulated [7]
Goat Bass Strait     - Three Sisters-Goat Island Nature Reserve
Goose Bass Strait Furneaux 109 269 unpopulated Conservation area [6][7]
Great Dog Bass Strait Furneaux 354 875 10
(2004) 		Freehold title [6][7]
Hay Southern Ocean Swainson 1.85 5
Hen Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 7.6 19 - Southwest National Park
Hibbs Pyramid Southern Ocean Hibbs Pyramid 4.65 11 0 Southwest National Park
Hobbs Southern Ocean Trumpeter 9.7 24
Hogan Bass Strait Hogan 232 573 - Crown land [10]
Hunter Bass Strait Hunter 7,100 17,544 - Crown lease [1][12]
Ile du Golfe Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 68 168 - Southwest National Park
Inner Little Bass Strait Furneaux 4.5 11 unpopulated Conservation area [6][7]
Inner Southern Ocean 0.23 1
Isabella Bass Strait Furneaux 11.4 28 unpopulated Nature reserve [7]
Judge and Clerk South-western Pacific Ocean 20 49 unpopulated World Heritage Site [9]
Judgement Bass Strait Kent 0.39 1 - Kent Group National Park
Kathleen Southern Ocean Breaksea 11.35 28
King Bass Strait New Year 109,400 270,333 1,565 Various [1][12][15]
Little Badger Bass Strait Furneaux 2.5 6 unpopulated Nature reserve [6][7]
Little Chalky Bass Strait Furneaux 5 12 unpopulated [7]
Little Goose Bass Strait Furneaux 3.6 9 unpopulated Nature reserve [6][7]
Little Swan Bass Strait Waterhouse 12.64 31 unpopulated [7]
Little Waterhouse Bass Strait Waterhouse 2.5 6 unpopulated [7]
Long (Furneaux) Bass Strait Furneaux 313 773 unpopulated Grazing [7]
Long (Hogan) Bass Strait Hogan 22.85 56 unpopulated Crown land [10]
Louisa Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 23 57 - Southwest National Park
Lourah Southern Ocean Swainson 4.86 12
Maatsuyker Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 186 460 - Southwest National Park
Maclean Bass Strait Waterhouse 1.11 3 unpopulated [7]
Macquarie South-western Pacific Ocean   12,400 30,641 unpopulated World Heritage Site [1][9][12]
Maria Tasman Sea   10,100 24,958 - Maria Island National Park [1][12]
Mavourneen Southern Ocean Breaksea 0.88 2
Mewstone Southern Ocean Pedra Branca 13.1 32
Mile Bass Strait Furneaux 4 10 unpopulated Conservation area [7]
Mount Chappell Bass Strait Furneaux 323 798 unpopulated Freehold title: grazing [6][7]
Munday Southern Ocean Breaksea
Mutton Bird (southeast) Southern Ocean Mutton Bird 0.52 1
Mutton Bird (southwest) Southern Ocean Mutton Bird 0.52 1
Needle Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 10.5 26 - Southwest National Park
New Year Great Australian Bight New Year 98.22 243 unpopulated [7]
Ninth Bass Strait Waterhouse 32 79 unpopulated [7]
North East Bass Strait Kent 32.62 81 - Kent Group National Park
North West Mount Chappell Bass Strait Furneaux 0.71 2 unpopulated [6][7]
Paddys Bass Strait Waterhouse 4.6 11 unpopulated [7]
Robbins Bass Strait
(North-west coast) 		Robbins Islands 9,900 24,463 - Private [1]
Round Bass Strait Hogan   - Crown land [10]
Round Top Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 6.25 15 - Southwest National Park
St Helens Bass Strait Waterhouse 51 126 unpopulated Conservation area [7]
Schouten Tasman Sea   2,800 6,919 - Freycinet National Park [1][12]
Seal Bass Strait Hogan   - Crown land [10]
Shanks Southern Ocean Swainson 2.72 7
Sidmouth Southern Ocean
South West Bass Strait Kent 19.09 47 - Kent Group National Park
Storehouse Bass Strait Furneaux 20 49 unpopulated [6][7]
Sugarloaf Southern Ocean Mutton Bird 3.56 9
Sugarmouse Southern Ocean Mutton Bird 0.54 1
Swainson Southern Ocean Swainson Island 4.14 10
Swan Bass Strait Waterhouse 239 591 unpopulated [7]
Tenth Bass Strait Waterhouse 0.9 2 unpopulated [6][7]
Three Hummock Bass Strait Hunter 7,000 17,297 - Crown lease [1][12]
Three Sisters Bass Strait
(North-west coast) 		  2 5 - Three Sisters-Goat Island Nature Reserve
Twin Bass Strait Hogan 5.61 14 - Crown land [10]
Walker (northwest) Bass Strait
(North-west coast) 		Robbins Islands   - Private
Walker (southwest) Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 15 37 - Southwest National Park
Waterhouse Bass Strait Waterhouse 287 709 unpopulated Conservation area/Crown land [7][16]
Wendar Southern Ocean Mutton Bird 5.8 14
West Southern Ocean Trumpeter 2.5 6
Western Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 29 72 - Southwest National Park
Wild Wind Southern Ocean Mutton Bird 3.95 10

Note

^1 : Combined 2011 census data for North Bruny and South Bruny Islands.
^2 : 2011 census data is for the entire Flinders Council (Furneaux Group) which includes Cape Barren Island and Clarke Island.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Tasmania - Land area". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 3 January 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Tasmania's offshore islands has the claim of 334
  3. ↑ "Discover Tasmania - Our Islands". Government of Tasmania. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Brothers, Nigel (2001). Tasmania's offshore islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmania's Offshore Islands by Region. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-7246-4816-0.
  5. ↑ http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/resources/d85ef729-65d5-477e-a764-a8014b352045/files/tasmanian-islands-lists1-4.pdf
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Small Bass Strait Island Reserves. Draft Management Plan", Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Government of Tasmania, October 2000, retrieved 5 February 2015
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X
  8. ↑ "Babel Island Land Transfer". Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements Project. Indigenous Studies Program, The University of Melbourne. 30 June 2006. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 "Macquarie Island". World Heritage List. UNESCO. 1997. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Tasmania's islands – land tenure and access issues". Tasmanian Sea Canoeing Club. July 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "About Bruny Island". Bruny Tourism Inc. 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "State of the Environment Tasmania 2009". Government of Tasmania. 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "Flinders Council - Cape Barren Island". Flinders Council. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Flinders (LGA)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "King Island (LGA)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  16. ↑ "CLAC reserves proclaimed within the Dorset municipality under the Nature Conservation Act 2002 as at 9 July 2012". Parks Tasmania. Tasmania Government. 2012.
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