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

Latitude

-40.25° or 40° 15′ south

Longitude

148.28° or 148° 16′ 48″ east

Open location code

4RFCQ72H+2X

GeoNames ID

8151439

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Briggs Islet and Bates Bay.

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