Waterhouse Island (Tasmania)
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Not to be confused with Little Waterhouse Island.
For other uses, see Waterhouse Island.
Waterhouse Island, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, is a 287-hectare (710-acre) granite island situated in Banks Strait, part of Bass Strait, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia.
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Location of Swan Island off the coast of Tasmania | |
Etymology | Captain Henry Waterhouse |
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Geography | |
Location | Banks Strait, Bass Strait |
Coordinates | 40°48′S 147°37′E |
Archipelago | Waterhouse Island Group |
Total islands | 12 |
Area | 287 ha (710 acres) |
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Australia | |
State | Tasmania |
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The Waterhouse Island Group includes the Waterhouse, Little Waterhouse, Swan, Little Swan, Cygnet, Foster, St Helens, Ninth, Tenth, Paddys, Maclean, and Baynes islands and the Bird Rock, and George Rocks islets with their associated reefs.