Maatsuyker Islands

Maatsuyker Islands
Location of the Maatsuyker Islands; top left the Tasmanian south coast
Waters	Pacific Ocean
Geographical location	43 ° 38 ′  S , 146 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 38 ′  S , 146 ° 18 ′  E
Number of islands	6 (+ 2 rock groups)
Main island	Maatsuyker Island
Total land area	8 km²
Residents	uninhabited
Map of the Maatsuyker Islands

The Maatsuyker Islands are a group of islands in the South Pacific that belongs to the Australian state of Tasmania . They are only a few kilometers off the south coast of the island of Tasmania.

geography

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

The group, which stretches from northeast to southwest over about 13 kilometers as the crow flies, includes six small islands and two rock island groups :

Island name	Alias	Coordinates	surface	Residents	annotation
De Witt Island		43 ° 36 '  S , 146 ° 21'  E	5.17	-
Flat Witch Island		43 ° 37 ′  S , 146 ° 17 ′  E	0.64	-
Walker Island		43 ° 38 '  S , 146 ° 16'  E	0.15	-
Western rocks		43 ° 38 ′  S , 146 ° 19 ′  E	0.01	-	Archipelago
Flat Top Island		43 ° 38 '  S , 146 ° 23'  E	0.01	-
Round Top Island		43 ° 39 ′  S , 146 ° 22 ′  E	0.01	-
Maatsuyker Island		43 ° 39 ′  S , 146 ° 17 ′  E	1.86	-
Needle rocks		43 ° 40 ′  S , 146 ° 15 ′  E	0.15	-	Archipelago

Occasionally, although far away, are added: the Breaksea Islands , Eddystone Rock , Kathleen Islands , Mewstone , Pedra Branca , Shanks Islands and the Trumpeter Islands .

use

Only on the main island of Maatsuyker Island are there buildings, a lighthouse that is now operated automatically, an unmanned weather station and a small helicopter landing pad.

The islands are part of Tasmania's Southwest National Park .

Web links

• Lighthouse and weather station on Maatsuyker Island (illustrated, English)