Shanks Islands

The Shanks Islands form a group of five small rocky islets located close to the south-western coast of , Australia. Situated near where the mouth of meets the Southern Ocean, the islets have a combined area of 2.72 hectares and are part of the Swainson Islands Group.

Shanks Islands

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Latitude
-43.34607° or 43° 20′ 46″ south
Longitude
145.95965° or 145° 57′ 35″ east
Open location code
4R87MX35+HV
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Shanks Islands” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Shanks Islands”
  • Swedish: “Shanks Islands”
  • Uzbek: “Shanks orollari”

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