Egg Islands
The Egg Islands are a small group of low-lying estuarine islands in the tidal lower reaches of the Huon River of south-east Tasmania, Australia. They face the town of Franklin which lies on the western bank of the river.- Type: Island
- Description: Group of isles in river Huon, South Tasmania
- Also known as: “The Egg Islands”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Franklin and Huonville.
Franklin
Franklin is a small town of 444 in the Huon and Far South region of Southern Tasmania. The quiet riverside town sits along the western banks of the Huon River about 7 km southwest of Huonville, the regional centre of the Huon.Huonville
Huonville is a town in the Huon Valley region of Southern Tasmania. It has a population of around 1,750 people, and is the hub of the Huon Valley.Ranelagh
Suburb
Ranelagh is a township in the Huon Valley of Tasmania, Australia. It is a satellite town of Huonville, to which it is adjacent, and is a former agricultural area and now a tourist town and residence for workers who commute to other areas for work. Ranelagh is situated 8 km north of Egg Islands.
Egg Islands
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.08407° or 43° 5′ 3″ south
Longitude
147.02014° or 147° 1′ 13″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
4R89W28C+93
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Egg Islands” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Egg Islands (kapuloan sa Awstralya)”
- Cebuano: “Egg Islands”
- Dutch: “Egg Islands (Huon River)”
- Dutch: “Egg Islands”
- Esperanto: “Ovinsuloj”
- French: “Egg islands”
- German: “Egg islands”
- Swedish: “Egg Islands”
- Uzbek: “Egg orollari”
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