Anderson Islands

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Anderson Islands
Anderson Islands satellite image
Anderson Islands satellite image
Waters Franklin Sound , Bass Street
archipelago Furneaux group
Geographical location 40 ° 18 ′  S , 148 ° 8 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 18 ′  S , 148 ° 8 ′  E
Anderson Islands (Tasmania)
Anderson Islands
Number of islands 4th
Main island Anderson Island
Total land area 3.5 km²
Residents uninhabited

The Anderson Islands ( English Anderson Islands ) are an uninhabited group of islands in the Bass Strait , the strait between mainland Australia and the island of Tasmania .

The group of four islands is part of the Furneaux Archipelago and is located in Franklin Sound about two kilometers off the south coast of Flinders Island ; Two kilometers to the south, the archipelago borders Cape Barren Island .

List of islands

f1Georeferencing Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

Island name Alias Coordinates surface Residents
Anderson Island Woody Island ! 459.6963895648.106111540 ° 18 ′  S , 148 ° 06 ′  E 1.66 -
Little Anderson Island Little Woody Island ! 459.7086115648.113056540 ° 17 ′  S , 148 ° 07 ′  E 0.13 -
Mid Woody Island ! 459.7061115648.115000540 ° 18 ′  S , 148 ° 07 ′  E 0.0066 -
Tin Kettle Island ! 459.7047225648.148611540 ° 18 ′  S , 148 ° 09 ′  E 1.76 -

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Geonames.org
  2. Directions for Australia: South and East Coasts of Australia from Cape Northumberland to Port Jackson Including Bass Strait and Tasmania, 232