Swainson Island
Swainson Island is an unpopulated island with an adjacent islet, located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. Situated near where the mouth of Port Davey meets the Southern Ocean, the 4.14-hectare island is part of the Swainson Islands Group, and comprises part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Swainson Island
Latitude
-43.36415° or 43° 21′ 51″ southLongitude
145.92514° or 145° 55′ 31″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
4R87JWPG+83OpenStreetMap ID
way 417916933OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
8179283Wikidata ID
Q7653029
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Swainson Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Swainson Island (pulo sa Awstralya)”
- Cebuano: “Swainson Island”
- Dutch: “Swainson Island”
- Swedish: “Swainson Island”
- Turkish: “Swainson Adası”
- Turkish: “Swainson Island”
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