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    Flinders Island

    Flindersinsaari

    40°00′S 148°05′E

    Flinders Island, the largest island in the Furneaux Group, is a 1,367-square-kilometre (528 sq mi) island in the Bass Strait, northeast of the island of Tasmania. Today Flinders Island is part of the state of Tasmania, Australia.

    View of North West Flinders island from south east, inclides Sentinel Island North Pasco Island Roydon Island
    View of North West Flinders island from south east, inclides Sentinel Island North Pasco Island Roydon Island

    Graeme Bartlett / CC BY-SA 3.0

    Terrain

    40°00′S 148°05′E

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    Overview

    Flinders Island, the largest island in the Furneaux Group, is a 1,367-square-kilometre (528 sq mi) island in the Bass Strait, northeast of the island of Tasmania. Today Flinders Island is part of the state of Tasmania, Australia. It is 54 kilometres (34 mi) from Cape Portland and is located on 40° south, a zone known as the Roaring Forties.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Furneaux Group

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

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