Hunter Island (Tasmania)

Hunter Island

Map of the Hunter Island Group
Hunter Island Location of the Hunter Island in Bass Strait
Geography
Location	Bass Strait
Coordinates	40°30′S 144°47′E / 40.500°S 144.783°E / -40.500; 144.783
Archipelago	Hunter Island Group
Area	7,330 ha (18,100 acres)
Length	25 km (15.5 mi)
Width	6.5 km (4.04 mi)
Administration
Australia
State	Tasmania

The Hunter Island, the main island of the Hunter Island Group, is a 7,330-hectare (18,100-acre) island, located in Bass Strait, that lies between King Island and north-west Tasmania, Australia.

The island is located near Three Hummock Island, several kilometres off the north-west coast of Tasmania. The island is run as a cattle property and there is a homestead on the island. A privately owned barge is used for transport to Smithton on the north coast of Tasmania. The island is approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) long, and 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) wide at its widest point.

The East India Ship Phatisalam was wrecked on the island in 1821.

The Hunter Island Group includes:

The island forms part of the Hunter Island Group Important Bird Area because it lies on the migration route of the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot between south-west Tasmania and mainland south-eastern Australia.^[1]

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