New Year Island (Tasmania)

New Year Island
New Year Island, located top left, relative to King Island
New Year Island is located in Tasmania
New Year Island
New Year Island
Location of New Year Island in the Great Australian Bight, west of the Bass Strait
Geography
LocationRoaring Forties, Great Australian Bight
Coordinates39°40′12″S 143°49′12″E / 39.67000°S 143.82000°E / -39.67000; 143.82000
ArchipelagoNew Year Group
Total islands5
Major islandsKing Island
Area98.22 ha (242.7 acres)
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania
LGAMunicipality of King Island

New Year Island, part of the New Year Group, is a 98.22-hectare (242.7-acre) granite island and game reserve located in the Great Australian Bight, lying off the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia.[1]

  1. ^ "New Year Island (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.