Chappell Islands

Chappell Islands
Satellite image of the Chappell Islands
Waters	Bass Street
archipelago	Furneaux group
Geographical location	40 ° 17 ′  S , 147 ° 52 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 17 ′  S , 147 ° 52 ′  E
Number of islands	approx. 10
Main island	Badger Island
Total land area	17.5 km²
Residents	uninhabited

The Chappell Islands ( English Chappell Islands ) are an uninhabited group of islands in the Bass Strait between Australia and Tasmania . The group belongs to the Furneaux Archipelago and is located about nine kilometers off the southwest coast of Flinders Island .

In 1798 Matthew Flinders discovered the archipelago. He named it after his wife Ann Chappelle .

Islands

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

List of the Chappell Islands

Island name	Alias	Coordinates	surface	Residents	annotation
Little Goose Island		40 ° 18 ′  S , 147 ° 47 ′  E	0.04	-
Inner Little Goose Island		40 ° 18 ′  S , 147 ° 47 ′  E	0.01	-
Goose Island		40 ° 18 ′  S , 147 ° 48 ′  E	1.09	-
Badger Island		40 ° 19 ′  S , 147 ° 52 ′  E	12.42	-
Double rock		40 ° 22 ′  S , 147 ° 53 ′  E	0.0001	-	2 islands
Boxing Iceland		40 ° 23 '  S , 147 ° 54'  E	0.07	-
North West Mount Chappell Island		40 ° 16 ′  S , 147 ° 55 ′  E	0.03	-
Little Badger Island		40 ° 18 ′  S , 147 ° 55 ′  E	0.025	-
Beagle Island		40 ° 20 ′  S , 147 ° 55 ′  E	0.12	-
Mount Chappell Island	Chappell Island	40 ° 16 ′  S , 147 ° 55 ′  E	3.38	-

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Directions for Australia: South and East Coasts of Australia from Cape Northumberland to Port Jackson Including Bass Strait and Tasmania, p. 226