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

Name	Location (body of water)	Group	Area		Population	Land use	Ref.
			ha	acre
Albatross Island	Bass Strait	Hunter	18	44	-		[6]
Boundary Islet (historically called North East Islet)	Bass Strait	Hogan	2	5	-	Crown land	[7]
Bruny Island	Tasman Sea		35,300	87,228	620	Various	[1][8][9]
Big Caroline Rock	Southern Ocean	Swainson	6.69	17
Breaksea, North Breaksea, Main	Southern Ocean	Breaksea	16	40	-	Southwest National Park
Cape Barren Island	Bass Strait	Furneaux	46,500	114,904	268 (2006)	Aboriginal	[1][10][9]
Chicken Island	Southern Ocean	Maatsuyker	195	482	-	Southwest National Park
Clarke Island	Bass Strait	Furneaux	8,200	20,263	1*	Aboriginal	[1][9]
Coffee Pot, The	Southern Ocean	Trumpeter	0.31	1
Deal Island	Bass Strait	Kent	1,576.75	3,896	-	Kent Group National Park
De Witt Island	Southern Ocean	Maatsuyker	517	1,278	-	Southwest National Park
Dover Island	Bass Strait	Kent	295	729	-	Kent Group National Park
East Islet	Bass Strait	Hogan	12.42	31	-	Crown land	[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 Island	Bass Strait	Kent	323	798	-	Kent Group National Park
Fitzroy Islands		Breaksea
Flat Top Island	Southern Ocean	Maatsuyker	1.58	4	-	Southwest National Park
Flat Witch Island	Southern Ocean	Maatsuyker	64	158	-	Southwest National Park
Flinders Island	Bass Strait	Furneaux	134,000	331,121	~550 (2012)^A	Various	[1][11][9]
Goat Island	Bass Strait (North-west coast)				-	Three Sisters- Goat Island Nature Reserve
Hay Island	Southern Ocean	Swainson	1.85	5
Hen Island	Southern Ocean	Maatsuyker	7.6	19	-	Southwest National Park
Hibbs Pyramid	Southern Ocean	Hibbs Pyramid	4.65	11	0	Southwest National Park
Hobbs Island	Southern Ocean	Trumpeter	9.7	24
Hogan Island	Bass Strait	Hogan	232	573	-	Crown land	[7]
Hunter Island	Bass Strait	Hunter	7,100	17,544	-	Crown lease	[1][9]
Ile du Golfe	Southern Ocean	Maatsuyker	68	168	-	Southwest National Park
Inner Rocks	Southern Ocean	0.23	1
Judgement Rocks	Bass Strait	Kent	0.39	1	-	Kent Group National Park
Kathleen Island	Southern Ocean	Breaksea	11.35	28
King Island	Bass Strait		109,400	270,333	1,646 (2012)	Various	[1][12][9]
Long Islet	Bass Strait	Hogan	22.85	56	-	Crown land	[7]
Louisa Island	Southern Ocean	Maatsuyker	23	57	-	Southwest National Park
Lourah Island	Southern Ocean	Swainson	4.86	12
Maatsuyker Island	Southern Ocean	Maatsuyker	186	460	-	Southwest National Park
Macquarie Island	Southern Ocean		12,400	30,641	-	World Heritage Site	[1][9]
Maria Island	Tasman Sea		10,100	24,958	-	Maria Island National Park	[1][9]
Mavourneen Rocks	Southern Ocean	Breaksea	0.88	2
Mewstone	Southern Ocean	Pedra Branca	13.1	32
Munday Island	Southern Ocean	Breaksea
Mutton Bird Islet (southeast)	Southern Ocean	Mutton Bird	0.52	1
Mutton Bird Islet (southwest)	Southern Ocean	Mutton Bird	0.52	1
Needle Rocks	Southern Ocean	Maatsuyker	10.5	26	-	Southwest National Park
North East Isle	Bass Strait	Kent	32.62	81	-	Kent Group National Park
Robbins Island	Bass Strait (North-west coast)	Robbins Islands	9,900	24,463	-	Private	[1]
Round Islet	Bass Strait	Hogan			-	Crown land	[7]
Round Top Island	Southern Ocean	Maatsuyker	6.25	15	-	Southwest National Park
Schouten Island	Tasman Sea		2,800	6,919	-	Freycinet National Park	[1][9]
Seal Rock	Bass Strait	Hogan			-	Crown land	[7]
Shanks Islands	Southern Ocean	Swainson	2.72	7
Sidmouth Rock	Southern Ocean
South West Isle	Bass Strait	Kent	19.09	47	-	Kent Group National Park
Sugarloaf Rock	Southern Ocean	Mutton Bird	3.56	9
Sugarmouse Island	Southern Ocean	Mutton Bird	0.54	1
Swainson Island	Southern Ocean	Swainson Island	4.14	10
Three Hummock Island	Bass Strait	Hunter	7,000	17,297	-	Crown lease	[1][9]
Three Sisters	Bass Strait (North-west coast)		2	5	-	Three Sisters- Goat Island Nature Reserve
Twin Islets	Bass Strait	Hogan	5.61	14	-	Crown land	[7]
Walker Island (northwest)	Bass Strait (North-west coast)	Robbins Islands			-	Private
Walker Island (southwest)	Southern Ocean	Maatsuyker	15	37	-	Southwest National Park
Wendar Island	Southern Ocean	Mutton Bird	5.8	14
West Pyramid	Southern Ocean	Trumpeter	2.5	6
Western Rocks	Southern Ocean	Maatsuyker	29	72	-	Southwest National Park
Wild Wind Islets	Southern Ocean	Mutton Bird	3.95	10

Note

• ^A: Referenced figure of 807 is for entire Flinders Council (Furneaux Group) which includes Cape Barren Island and Clarke Island.

See also

• Tasmania's offshore islands

References

1. "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. 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. "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.
8. "About Bruny Island". Bruny Tourism Inc. 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
9. "State of the Environment Tasmania 2009". Government of Tasmania. 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
10. "Flinders Council - Cape Barren Island". Flinders Council. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
11. "Flinders (LGA)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
12. "King Island (LGA)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.

External link

• Map of Tasmania with smaller islands marked (PDF)