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    The Doughboys

    The Doughboys are a pair of islands near Cape Grim, the northwestern point of Tasmania, Australia. The western island has an area of 5.4 hectares (13 acres) and the eastern island has an area of 7 hectares (17 acres). The two islands form part of the Trefoil Island Group.

    The eastern of the two Doughboy islands, closest to the coast, at Cape Grim Tasmania.
    The eastern of the two Doughboy islands, closest to the coast, at Cape Grim Tasmania.

    Gary Houston / CC0

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    The Doughboys are a pair of islands near Cape Grim, the northwestern point of Tasmania, Australia. The western island has an area of 5.4 hectares (13 acres) and the eastern island has an area of 7 hectares (17 acres). The two islands form part of the Trefoil Island Group. In June 2021, the Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, after consultation with local Aboriginal groups, approved the dual naming of the island pair as Koindrim. The dual name is intended to be represented in maps and publications as Koindrim / The Doughboys. This followed the approval in March 2021, after similar consultation, of names for the two islands. The eastern island's new name is Kaninerwidic (pronounced (Ka_nina_widic), while the westernmost one is Karrernootong.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands0
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets2
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Islets

    2

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level20 m40 m60 m80 m76 mKaninerwidic58 mKarrernootong
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    Sources

    Facts

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

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