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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Tasmania, Australia
- Also known as: “Chalky Island Conservation Area” and “Chalky Islet”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mile Island.
Mile Island
Islet
The Mile Island, part of the Big Green Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 4-hectare granite island, located in Bass Strait west of Flinders Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia. 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 Post Office opened around 1936 and closed in 1969. Blue Rocks is situated 7 km northeast of Chalky Island.
Chalky Island
Latitude
-40.10025° or 40° 6′ 1″ southLongitude
147.88961° or 147° 53′ 23″ eastOpen location code
4RF9VVXQ+WROpenStreetMap ID
way 68881821OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap 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”
- Turkish: “Chalky Island”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wybalenna and Whitemark.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Reef Island Conservation Area and Little Chalky Island.
Tasmania: Must-Visit Destinations
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Chalky Island”. Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0.