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list of islands of Australia
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This is a list of islands of Australia. Australia has 8,222 islands within its maritime borders. The largest islands are, Tasmania 68,332 km²; Melville Island 5,786 km²; Kangaroo Island, 4,416 km²; Groote Eylandt, 2,285 km²; Bathurst Island, 1,693km²; Fraser Island 1,653km²; Flinders Island, 1,359 km²; King Island 1,091 km²; Mornington Island, 1 002 km². , This is a list of selected Australian islands grouped by state or territory. Australia is often called the island continent, although this is something of a contradiction in terms. - Cockatoo Island, an island in Sydney Harbour; originally used as a prison and later developed as a shipyard
- Lion Island, located at the entrance to the Hawkesbury River
- Lord Howe Island, a small island in the Pacific Ocean 600 kilometres (373 mi) east of the Australian mainland
- Montague Island, 9 kilometres offshore from Narooma on the south coast of New South Wales
- Pinchgut - see Fort Denison, a former penal site and defensive facility in Sydney Harbour
- Pulbah Island, an island in Lake Macquarie
- Wasp Island, the only island in Durras Inlet near Batemans Bay
- Woodford Island, an inland island in the Far-North Coast of New South Wales
- Melville Island, the second biggest island in Australia (excluding the mainland)
- Brook Islands - made up of three islands: North, Tween and Middle.
- Fisherman's Island - no longer an island (Port of Brisbane wharves construction in the mouth of the Brisbane River extended over this island)
Tasmania is a large island state off the south coast of the island continent of Australia. Islands that are in the State of Tasmania are: 240 islands listed here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Islands_of_Tasmania External TerritoriesSee also |
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