Chalky Island (Tasmania)
Island in Tasmania, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Little Chalky Island.
For other places with the same name, see Chalky Island.
The Chalky Island, part of the Big Green Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 41-hectare (100-acre) unpopulated granite island with limestone outcrops and dolerite dykes, located in the Bass Strait, west of the Flinders Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.[1] The island is contained within a conservation area[2] and is part of the Chalky, Big Green and Badger Island Groups Important Bird Area.[3]
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Location of the Chalky Island in Bass Strait | |
Geography | |
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Location | Bass Strait |
Coordinates | 40°05′24″S 147°52′48″E |
Archipelago | Big Green Group, part of the Furneaux Group |
Area | 41 ha (100 acres) |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Tasmania |
Demographics | |
Population | unpopulated |
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