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Native name: Tareerpattel-tarerenner | |
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  Ninth Island Location of Ninth Island off the coast of Tasmania | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 40°50′S 147°16′E / 40.833°S 147.267°E |
| Archipelago | Waterhouse Island Group |
| Area | 32 ha (79 acres) |
| Length | 1.3 km (0.81 mi) |
| Width | 550 m (1800 ft) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
The Ninth Island, officially Tareerpattel-tarerenner / Ninth Island,[1] is a 32-hectare (79-acre) uninhabited granite island situated in Bass Strait as part of the Waterhouse Island Group, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia.[2] In November 2018, it was listed for sale for the fourth time, at $1.98 million.[3] The property for sale is a landlocked title within a conservation covenant, preventing access to the island by any means except helicopter.
- ^ "Aboriginal and Dual Names" (PDF). Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ 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
- ^ https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/news/no-other-land-like-this-tasmanias-ninth-island-still-on-the-hunt-for-a-buyer/