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    Australia

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    Shanks Islands

    Part of Swainson Islands

    The Shanks Islands form a group of five small rocky islets located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. 7 acres) and are part of the Swainson Islands Group. They comprise part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.

    Overview

    The Shanks Islands form a group of five small rocky islets located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. Situated near where the mouth of Port Davey meets the Southern Ocean, the islets have a combined area of 2.72 hectares (6.7 acres) and are part of the Swainson Islands Group. They comprise part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands0
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets5
    • Rocks & skerries6

    Islets

    5
    • Unnamed island20 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.2 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    6
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1Unnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia