Vansittart Island
Vansittart Island, also known as Gun Carriage Island, is a granite island with an area of 800 hectares. The island is part of Tasmania's Vansittart Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait between Flinders and Cape Barren Islands in the Furneaux Group.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Tasmania, Australia
- Also known as: “Gun Carriage Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Puncheon Island.
Puncheon Island
Islet
Puncheon Island is an island, with an area of 17.56 ha, in south-eastern Australia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lady Barron.
Lady Barron
Village
Vansittart Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Launceston, Eastern Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-40.27513° or 40° 16′ 31″ south
Longitude
148.30207° or 148° 18′ 7″ east
Elevation
79 metres (259 feet)
Open location code
4RFCP8F2+WR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Vansittart Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Vansittart Island”
- French: “Vansittart Island”
- German: “Vansittart Island”
- Italian: “Vansittart Island”
- Polish: “Wyspa Vansittart (Tasmania)”
- Polish: “Wyspa Vansittart”
- Swedish: “Vansittart Island”
- Turkish: “Vansittart Adası”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Cooma and Bootjack Flats.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Guncarriage Hill and Farsund.
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Worth a closer look: Maria Island National Park and St Helens.
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