Erith Island
39°27′S 147°18′E
Erith Island, the second largest island in the Kent Group, is a densely vegetated and unpopulated 323-hectare (800-acre) granite island with steep slopes, located in the Bass Strait, lying off the north-east coast of Tasmania, between the Furneaux Group and Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia.
39°27′S 147°18′E
Overview
Erith Island, the second largest island in the Kent Group, is a densely vegetated and unpopulated 323-hectare (800-acre) granite island with steep slopes, located in the Bass Strait, lying off the north-east coast of Tasmania, between the Furneaux Group and Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia. The island is contained within the Kent Group National Park, Tasmania's northernmost national park, which was gazetted in 2002. Erith was highly modified for cattle grazing and is mainly covered by exotic pasture. Grazing ended with the acquisition of the lease in 1997 by the Australian Bush Heritage Fund, which subsequently relinquished it to the Tasmanian Government for incorporation in the national park.
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Nearest islands
- Dover Island2.6 km
- Deal Island4.2 km
- North East Isle7.4 km
- South West Isle16 km
Also in Kent Group
Deal Island
15.8 km²▲ 147 m
Major islands
Dover Island
2.9 km²▲ 230 m
Major islands
North East Isle
0.32 km²▲ 101 m
Minor islands
South West Isle
0.19 km²▲ 72 m
Minor islands