Tom Thumb Islands

Tom Thumb Islands is an island in New South Wales, Australia. Tom Thumb Islands is situated nearby to the suburb Port Kembla, as well as near the neighborhood Kemblawarra.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Breakwater Battery and Port Kembla railway station.

Breakwater Battery

Museum

Breakwater Battery was a coastal defence battery at Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia during World War II. The Breakwater Battery was constructed in 1939 to provide protection for Port Kembla from enemy shipping and submarines.

Port Kembla railway station

Railway station

Photo: Abesty, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Port Kembla railway station is a single-platform intercity train terminal located in Port Kembla, Australia, on the South Coast railway line's Port Kembla branch. Port Kembla railway station is situated 3½ km southwest of Tom Thumb Islands.

Port Kembla harbour

Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY 3.0.

Port Kembla is a man-made cargo port or artificial harbour, with an outer harbour protected by breakwaters and an inner harbour constructed by dredging, located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Port Kembla harbour is situated 3 km west of Tom Thumb Islands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Kembla and Kemblawarra.

Port Kembla

Suburb

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Port Kembla is a suburb of Wollongong 10 km south of the CBD and part of the Illawarra region of New South Wales. The suburb comprises a seaport, industrial complex, a small harbour foreshore nature reserve, and a small commercial sector. Port Kembla is situated 3½ km west of Tom Thumb Islands.

Kemblawarra

Neighborhood

Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kemblawarra is a residential, commercial and light industrial area of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is officially designated an urban place, and comprises the south-eastern part of Warrawong and the southern part of Port Kembla… Kemblawarra is situated 5 km southwest of Tom Thumb Islands.

Coniston

Suburb

Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY 3.0.

Coniston, is a suburb of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 2,267. Coniston is just north of the Port Kembla Steelworks and includes the Greenhouse Park, a one time waste pile converted into a natural park area with a weather station. Coniston is situated 5 km northwest of Tom Thumb Islands.

Tom Thumb Islands

Type: Island
Categories: archipelago and landform
Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-34.46167° or 34° 27′ 42″ south

Longitude

150.93333° or 150° 56′ east

Open location code

4RQGGWQM+88

GeoNames ID

2206097

Wikidata ID

Q21922529

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Tom Thumb Islands” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Tom Thumb Islands (kapuloan sa Awstralya, lat -34,46, long 150,93)”
Cebuano: “Tom Thumb Islands”
Swedish: “Tom Thumb Islands”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tom Thumb Islands and Flinders Island.

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