Briggs Islet Conservation Area
Briggs Islet Conservation Area is a park in Tasmania, Australia. Briggs Islet Conservation Area is situated nearby to the village Lady Barron.Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Dog Island and Vansittart Island.
Great Dog Island
Island
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The Great Dog Island, also known as Big Dog Island, and part of the Great Dog Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 354-hectare granite island, located in Bass Strait, lying south of the Flinders Island and north of the Cape Barren Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia. Great Dog Island is situated 3 km west of Briggs Islet Conservation Area.
Vansittart Island
Island
Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vansittart Island, also known as Gun Carriage Island, is a granite island with an area of 800 hectares. The island is part of Tasmania's Vansittart Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait between Flinders and Cape Barren Islands in the Furneaux Group. Vansittart Island is situated 3½ km southeast of Briggs Islet Conservation Area.
Little Green Island
Islet
Little Green Island is a granite island, with an area of 87 hectares, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Great Dog Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait between Flinders and Cape Barren Islands in the Furneaux Group. Little Green Island is situated 3½ km northwest of Briggs Islet Conservation Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lady Barron.
Lady Barron
Village
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lady Barron is a small settlement on the southern end of Flinders Island, in the local government area of Flinders in the North-east region of Tasmania. Lady Barron is situated 5 km northwest of Briggs Islet Conservation Area.
Briggs Islet Conservation Area
- Type: Park
- Location: Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-40.25° or 40° 15′ southLongitude
148.28° or 148° 16′ 48″ eastOpen location code
4RFCQ72H+2XGeoNames ID
8151439
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