Woody Island

Woody Island is a small, uninhabited island lying in Pitt Water, Tasmania, Australia. It is part of the Sloping Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Sorell Causeway and McGees Bridge.

Sorell Causeway

Breakwater

Photo: Frances76, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Sorell Causeway is a causeway that carries the Tasman Highway across Pitt Water-Orielton Lagoon, from the western side of Midway Point to Sorell in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia.

McGees Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Khamtran, CC BY-SA 3.0.

McGees Bridge is a road bridge that carries the Tasman Highway across Pitt Water, near Sorell in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia. The bridge and adjacent Sorell Causeway provide vital links between Hobart and two of Tasmania's principal tourist attractions - Port Arthur on the Tasman Peninsula and the picturesque East Coast via the Tasman Highway. McGees Bridge is situated 3 km west of Woody Island.

St George’s Church

Church

Photo: Ghouston, CC0.

St George’s Church is situated 3 km north of Woody Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sorell and Lewisham.

Sorell

Photo: Frances76, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sorell is a town in the southeast of Tasmania. It is one of Tasmania's oldest towns, settled in 1808, and officially gazetted in 1821. Sorell has many historic buildings, as well as amenities and accommodation.

Lewisham

Suburb

Lewisham is a locality and suburb in the local government area of Sorell, in the Sorell and surrounds region of Tasmania. It is located about 35 kilometres north-east of the town of Hobart. Lewisham is situated 4 km southeast of Woody Island.

Dodges Ferry

Village

Dodges Ferry is a rural town in southern Tasmania about 13 kilometres south-east of Sorell and sitting on the northern edge of Frederick Henry Bay. The 2016 census recorded a population of 2467 for the state suburb of Dodges Ferry. Dodges Ferry is situated 7 km southeast of Woody Island.

Woody Island

Type: Islet
Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-42.81294° or 42° 48′ 47″ south

Longitude

147.55993° or 147° 33′ 36″ east

Open location code

4R995HP5+RX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 67975608

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

2143032

Wikidata ID

Q8033676

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Woody Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Woody Island”
Swedish: “Woody Island”
Turkish: “Woody Adası (II)”
Turkish: “Woody Island”

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