Wedge Island (Tasmania)

Wedge Island
Shores of Wedge Island
Wedge Island is located in Tasmania
Wedge Island
Wedge Island
Location in Tasmania
Geography
LocationStorm Bay
Coordinates43°07′48″S 147°40′12″E / 43.13000°S 147.67000°E / -43.13000; 147.67000
ArchipelagoTasman Island Group
Area43 ha (110 acres)
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania
Additional information
Time zone
 • Summer (DST)

The Wedge Island, part of the Tasman Island Group, is an island with an area of 43 hectares (110 acres) lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is located in Storm Bay, situated off the Tasman Peninsula.[1]

The island is formed of Jurassic dolerite.[1]

  1. ^ a b Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; Halley, Vanessa (2001). Tasmania's Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Hobart: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X.