Refuge Island

Refuge Island is a flat granite island, with an area of about 6 ha, in south-eastern . It is part of the Schouten Island Group, lying close to the eastern coast of near the and is part of the .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Hazards Beach.

Beach
Photo: Ray Hayward, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include The Hazards and Coles Bay.

Locality
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
are a mountain range in the on the east coast of , Australia. The range is positioned between and Wineglass Bay and are said to be named after a local whaler, African-American Captain Richard Hazard. is situated 4 km northeast of Refuge Island.

Photo: Aaroncrick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Australian town on the east Coast of 192 km north-east of and 173 km south-east of , being the main entrance point for visitors to the .

Refuge Island

Latitude
-42.17788° or 42° 10′ 40″ south
Longitude
148.26206° or 148° 15′ 43″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
4R9CR7C6+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 162096791
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2207922
Wiki­data ID
Q7307629
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Satellite Map

Discover Refuge Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Refuge Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Refuge Island (pulo sa Awstralya)”
  • Cebuano: “Refuge Island”
  • Dutch: “Refuge Island”
  • Swedish: “Refuge Island”
  • Turkish: “Refuge Adası”
  • Turkish: “Refuge Island”
  • Uzbek: “Refuge oroli (Tasmaniya)”
  • Uzbek: “Refuge oroli”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Promise Rock and Hazards Lagoon.

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