Location of the South West Isle in Bass Strait | |
Geography | |
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Location | Bass Strait |
Coordinates | 39°31′12″S 147°07′12″E / 39.52000°S 147.12000°E |
Archipelago | Kent Group |
Area | 19.1 ha (47 acres) |
Highest elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
Administration | |
State | Tasmania |
Demographics | |
Population | unpopulated |
The South West Isle, part of the Kent Group, is an unpopulated 19.09-hectare (47.2-acre) granite island, located in the Bass Strait, lying off the north-east coast of Tasmania, between the Furneaux Group and Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia.[1]
The island has a peak elevation of 120 metres (390 ft) and is contained within the Kent Group National Park, Tasmania's northernmost national park, which was gazetted in 2002.