Sisters Island Group, Tasmania
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Sisters Island Group is an unofficial name applied to a group of three islands off the north end of Flinders Island
in the Furneaux Group
off the north-east coast of Tasmania
. The Sisters Island group consists of:
The term does not appear in Australian place names at Geoscience Australia
. The name Sister Islands Conservation Area does appear there and is an official name for the area.
Flinders Island, Tasmania
Flinders Island is an island in Bass Strait. It is from Cape Portland, the north-eastern tip of Tasmania, Australia and is the largest island in the Furneaux Group.-History:...
in the Furneaux Group
Furneaux Group, Tasmania
The Furneaux Group is a group of 52 islands, at the eastern end of Bass Strait, between Victoria and Tasmania, Australia. The islands were named, after British...
off the north-east coast of Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
. The Sisters Island group consists of:
- Inner Sister IslandInner Sister IslandInner Sister Island is an island, with an area of 748 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Sisters Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait off the northern point of Flinders Island in the Furneaux Group...
(39°41′42"S 147°55′1"E) - Outer Sister IslandOuter Sister IslandOuter Sister Island is a granite and dolerite island, with an area of 545 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Sisters Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait off the northern point of Flinders Island in the Furneaux Group...
(39°39′14"S 147°59′31"E) - Shag ReefShag ReefShag Reef is a small granite island, with an area of 1.24 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Sisters Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait off the northern point of Flinders Island in the Furneaux Group...
(39°40′19"S 147°59′42"E)
The term does not appear in Australian place names at Geoscience Australia
Geoscience Australia
Geoscience Australia is an agency of the Australian federal government. It carries out geoscientific research.On a user pays basis it produces geospatial products such as topographic maps and satellite imagery.-History:...
. The name Sister Islands Conservation Area does appear there and is an official name for the area.