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Flinders Island

Flinders Island
The Furneaux Group as viewed from space, April 1993
Flinders Island, as shaded, located in the Bass Strait
EtymologyMatthew Flinders
Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates40°00′S 148°03′E / 40.000°S 148.050°E / -40.000; 148.050
ArchipelagoFurneaux Group
Area1,367 km2 (528 sq mi)
Area rank2nd in Tasmania
Length62 km (38.5 mi)
Width37 km (23 mi)
Highest elevation756 m (2480 ft)
Highest pointMount Strzelecki
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania
LGAMunicipality of Flinders Island
Largest settlementWhitemark (pop. 170)
Demographics
Population922 (2021)[1]
Pop. density0.673/km2 (1.743/sq mi)
Additional information
Official websitevisitflindersisland.com.au

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.[2] 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.

  1. ^ "2021 Flinders and Cape Barren Islands, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics".
  2. ^ "Flinders Island (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.

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