Location of New Year Island in the Great Australian Bight, west of the Bass Strait | |
Geography | |
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Location | Roaring Forties, Great Australian Bight |
Coordinates | 39°40′12″S 143°49′12″E / 39.67000°S 143.82000°E |
Archipelago | New Year Group |
Total islands | 5 |
Major islands | King Island |
Area | 98.22 ha (242.7 acres) |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Tasmania |
LGA | Municipality 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]