Tasman Island

Tasman Island
Tasman Island From Cape Pillar c. 2018
Tasman Island is located in Tasmania
Tasman Island
Tasman Island
Location in Tasmania
EtymologyAbel Tasman
Geography
LocationTasman Sea
Coordinates43°14′15″S 148°00′10″E / 43.23750°S 148.00278°E / -43.23750; 148.00278
ArchipelagoTasman Island Group
Area1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania
Additional information
Time zone
 • Summer (DST)

The Tasman Island, part of the Tasman Island Group, is an oval island with an area of 1.2 square kilometres (0.46 sq mi), lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is located in the Tasman Sea, situated off the Tasman Peninsula and is contained within the Tasman National Park.

The island is a plateau surrounded by steep dolerite cliffs, with its highest point 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level (asl) and an average plateau height of 280 metres (920 ft) asl. It is the site of the Tasman Island Lighthouse and weather station, which has been automated since 1976 and unstaffed since 1977.[1][2]

  1. ^ 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 978-0-7246-4816-0.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference LOA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).