Preservation Island
Preservation Island is a low and undulating granite and calcarenite island, with an area of 207 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Preservation Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait south-west of Cape Barren Island in the Furneaux Group, and is an important historic site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Rum Island and Night Island.
Rum Island
Islet
Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rum Island is a granite island, with an area of 13.5 ha, just south of Preservation Island in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Preservation Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait south-west of Cape Barren Island in the Furneaux Group.
Night Island
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Night Island is a small granite island, with an area of 2.59 ha, is part of the Preservation Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait south of Cape Barren Island in the Furneaux Group, Tasmania, Australia.
Preservation Island
Latitude
-40.47889° or 40° 28′ 44″ southLongitude
148.06489° or 148° 3′ 54″ eastOpen location code
4RFCG3C7+CXOpenStreetMap ID
way 68895725OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
Discover Preservation Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Preservation Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Preservation Island”
- Dutch: “Preservation Island”
- French: “Preservation Island”
- German: “Preservation Island”
- Swedish: “Preservation Island”
- Turkish: “Preservation Adası”
- Turkish: “Preservation Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cape Barren Island and Loccota.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lascars Hill and Key Island.
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