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    Tasman Island Group

    The Tasman Island Group is a group of islands near the Tasman Peninsula in south-east Tasmania, Australia.

    Tasman Island and Tasman Peninsula from Cape Raoul.
    Tasman Island and Tasman Peninsula from Cape Raoul.

    Geoffrey Derrin / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    5 landforms

    Overview

    The Tasman Island Group is a group of islands near the Tasman Peninsula in south-east Tasmania, Australia. The islands in this group lie within Tasman National Park, and they include Clydes Island, Dart Island, Tasman Island, The Lanterns and Wedge Island.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets1
    • Rocks & skerries1

    Major islands

    3
    • Tasman Island

      Tasman Island

      Area
      1.2 km²
      High point
      239 m

      The Tasman Island, part of the Tasman Island Group, is an oval island with an area of 1.2 square kilometres (0.46 sq mi), lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is located in the Tasman Sea, situated off the Tasman Peninsula and is contained within the Tasman National Park.

    • Wedge Island

      Area
      0.42 km²
      High point
      94 m

      The Wedge Island, part of the Tasman Island Group, is an island with an area of 43 hectares (110 acres) lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is located in Storm Bay, situated off the Tasman Peninsula.

    • Dart Island

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      17 m

      Dart Island, part of the Tasman Island Group, lies close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is located in Norfolk Bay, situated off the Tasman Peninsula.

    Islets

    1

    Rocks & skerries

    1
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m239 mTasman94 mWedge92 mThe Lanterns17 mDart
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110Tasman: 1.2 km²TasmanWedge: 0.42 km²WedgeDart: 0.13 km²DartThe Lanterns: 0.06 km²The LanternsUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Tasman Island1.2 km²
    Wedge Island0.42 km²
    Dart Island0.13 km²
    The Lanterns0.06 km²
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs