Woody Island, Tasmania | |
Woody IslandLocation in Tasmania | |
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Location | Tasmania |
Coordinates | 42°48′48″S 147°33′35″E / 42.81333°S 147.55972°E / -42.81333; 147.55972 |
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State | Tasmania |
Woody Island is an island in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Sloping Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas.
One of the 105 islands of the Recherche Archipelago, it was named by French explorer Bruni d’Entrecasteaux in 1792.
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References
- Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X p.606.
- Henly, Susan Gough (4 January 2021). "Island escapes: six accessible slices of paradise just off Australia's shores". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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