Rum Island
Rum Island is a granite island, with an area of 13.5 ha, just south of Preservation Island in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Preservation Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait south-west of Cape Barren Island in the Furneaux Group.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Preservation Island.
Rum Island
Latitude
-40.49367° or 40° 29′ 37″ south
Longitude
148.07421° or 148° 4′ 27″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
4RFCG34F+GM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Rum Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rum Island”
- Swedish: “Rum Island, Australien”
- Swedish: “Rum Island”
- Turkish: “Rum Adası”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Cape Barren Island and Loccota.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Little Night Island and Night Island.
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Worth a closer look: Hobart and Bass Strait Islands.
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