Walker Island (Southern Tasmania)

This article is about the island in Southern Tasmania. For the island in Northern Tasmania, see Walker Island (Northern Tasmania).
For other places with the same name, see Walker Island.

Walker Island
Detailed map of Maatsuyker Island, showing Walker Island to the north and Needle Rocks to the south
Walker Island is located in Tasmania
Walker Island
Walker Island
Location off the southern coast of Tasmania
Geography
LocationSouth West Tasmania
Coordinates43°37′48″S 146°16′12″E / 43.63000°S 146.27000°E / -43.63000; 146.27000
ArchipelagoMaatsuyker Islands Group
Adjacent toSouthern Ocean
Area15 ha (37 acres)[1]
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania
RegionSouth West
Demographics
PopulationUnpopulated

Walker Island is an island located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. The 15-hectare (0.058 sq mi) island is part of the Maatsuyker Islands Group, and comprise part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002" (PDF). Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
  2. ^ Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X