Cape Barren Island
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| Waters | Bass Street | |
| Archipelago | Furneaux group | |
| Geographical location | 40 ° 24 ′ S , 148 ° 15 ′ E | |
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| length | 42.3 km | |
| width | 22.7 km | |
| surface | 464 km² | |
| Highest elevation | Mount Munro 687 m |
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| Residents | 67 (2011) <1 inh / km² |
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| main place | Cape Barren Island , called The Corner | |
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Cape Barren Island is the second largest island in the Furneaux Group on the eastern edge of the Bass Strait between the island of Tasmania and the continent of Australia . It has an area of 464 km². The largest island in the group, Flinders Island , is north, the third largest island, Clarke Island, south. The indigenous people call the island Truwana . It's in the Roaring Forties .
The highest point on the island is Mount Munro in the northwest of the island, with a height of 687 m. This was possibly named after James Munro (approx. 1779-1845), a previous convict and later seal hunter and sandpiper , who lived on the nearby Preservation Island for more than 20 years since the 1820s and had several wives there.
Australia's only native goose, the chicken goose , was first discovered here.
In 2006, 268 people lived on the island, compared to only 67 according to the 2011 census. Most of them live in the settlement Cape Barren Island , which is also called The Corner , because it is located on the northwest corner of the island. There is also a post office, an Anglican church, a helipad for emergencies and an airplane landing pad 3 km away. There is also a shop, an infirmary and a small elementary school with only 8 students and one teacher in 2005.
The island can be reached by a short boat ride or plane from neighboring Flinders Island. It is approached by a supply ship once a month. Flinders Island is served by Melbourne in Australia and Launceston in Tasmania.
Cape Barren, like the other islands in the Furneaux Group, is a popular destination for sea kayakers who cross the Bass Strait from Wilsons Promontory in Australia to Tasmania.
Most residents are descendants of European whalers with Tasmanierinnen who were kidnapped here from Tasmania.
history
12,000 years ago, the archipelago was part of a land bridge connecting Australia and Tasmania due to the lower sea level due to the Ice Age .
In 1773 Tobias Furneaux named the southern tip of the island Cape Barren (barren cape), later the name was transferred to the whole island. The people who previously lived on several smaller surrounding islands were relocated to Cape Barren Island in the late 1870s. In 1881 the Tasmanian colonial government established a reservation. By 1908 the population had grown to 250 people.
On May 10, 2005, the government transferred crown land on Cape Barren and Clarke Island to the administration of the local Aboriginal community. This was the first case of a transfer of crown land to the Aboriginal community in Tasmania.
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- ↑ a b Cape Barren Island ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at australiaforeveryone.com.au, accessed September 3, 2016
- ↑ 2011 Census QuickStats for Cape Barren Island, accessed September 3, 2016
- ↑ a b Cape Barren Island on the Flinders Council homepage, accessed September 3, 2016
