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The Hunter Island, the main island of the Hunter Island Group, is a 7,330-hectare (18,100-acre) island, located in Bass Strait, that lies between King Island and north-west Tasmania, Australia.
  Hunter Island Location of the Hunter Island in Bass Strait | |
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| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 40°30′S 144°47′E |
| Archipelago | Hunter Island Group |
| Area | 7,330 ha (18,100 acres) |
| Length | 25 km (15.5 mi) |
| Width | 6.5 km (4.04 mi) |
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Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
The island is located near Three Hummock Island, several kilometres off the north-west coast of Tasmania. The island is run as a cattle property and there is a homestead on the island. A privately owned barge is used for transport to Smithton on the north coast of Tasmania. The island is approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) long, and 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) wide at its widest point.
The East India Ship Phatisalam was wrecked on the island in 1821.
Hunter Island Group
The Hunter Island Group includes:
Birds
The island forms part of the Hunter Island Group Important Bird Area because it lies on the migration route of the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot between south-west Tasmania and mainland south-eastern Australia.[1]
See also
References
- BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Hunter Island Group. Downloaded from "BirdLife International - conserving the world's birds". Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2012. on 09/07/2011.
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[de] Hunter Island (Tasmanien)
Hunter Island ist eine Insel im südwestlichen Teil der Bass-Straße zwischen Victoria und der Insel Tasmanien im südöstlichen Australien. Sie liegt südwestlich von Three Hummock Island etwa 5 Kilometer vor der Nordwestküste Tasmaniens.- [en] Hunter Island (Tasmania)
[fr] Île Hunter (Tasmanie)
L’île Hunter est une île dans le détroit de Bass entre le Victoria et la Tasmanie dans le sud-est de l'Australie. Elle est située près de l'île Three Hummock, à plusieurs miles au large de la côte nord-ouest de la Tasmanie. L'île est utilisée pour l'élevage du bétail et il y a une ferme sur l'île. Une barge privée assure le transport jusqu'à Smithton sur la côte nord de la Tasmanie.[it] Hunter Island (Tasmania)
Hunter Island è l'isola principale del Hunter Island Group ed è situata vicino a Cape Grim, la punta nord-ovest della Tasmania (Australia), nello stretto di Bass. L'isola appartiene alla municipalità di Circular Head.[ru] Хантер (остров, Тасмания)
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