Chalky Island
The Chalky Island, part of the Big Green Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 41-hectare unpopulated granite island with limestone outcrops and dolerite dykes, located in the Bass Strait, west of the Flinders Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Tasmania, Australia
- Also known as: “Chalky Island Conservation Area” and “Chalky Islet”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Mile Island.
Mile Island
Islet
The Mile Island, part of the Big Green Group within… Mile Island is situated 3½ km southeast of Chalky Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blue Rocks.
Blue Rocks
Hamlet
Blue Rocks is a small township on the mid western coast of Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia. Blue Rocks is situated 7 km northeast of Chalky Island.
Chalky Island
- Categories: island, conservation area, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-40.10025° or 40° 6′ 1″ south
Longitude
147.88961° or 147° 53′ 23″ east
Open location code
4RF9VVXQ+WR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Chalky Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Chalky Island (pulo sa Awstralya)”
- Cebuano: “Chalky Island”
- Swedish: “Chalky Island”
- Turkish: “Chalky Adası”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Wybalenna and Whitemark.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Reef Island Conservation Area and Little Chalky Island.
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Worth a closer look: Hobart and Bass Strait Islands.
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