Penguin Island
Penguin Island is a small island, with an area of 2.73 ha, part of the North Coast Group, lying in the southern Bass Strait near Devonport in north-west Tasmania.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Carbuncle.
The Carbuncle
Islet
The Carbuncle is a small island, part of the North Coast Group of islands, lying in southern Bass Strait near Port Sorell in north-west Tasmania, with an area of 1.91 ha. The Carbuncle is situated 3 km north of Penguin Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hawley Beach and Shearwater.
Hawley Beach
Suburb
Photo: Steven Penton, CC BY 2.0.
Hawley Beach is a rural and residential locality in the local government area of Latrobe in the north-west and west region of Tasmania. The locality is about 22 kilometres north-east of the town of Latrobe.
Shearwater
Suburb
Shearwater is a town on the north coast of Tasmania, Australia. It lies on the Rubicon Rivulet, just off Bass Strait, 19.6 km east of Devonport. The town of Port Sorell and Hawley Beach neighbour Shearwater.
Port Sorell
Town
Port Sorell is a town on the north-central coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is on the waterway of the same name, just off Bass Strait, 20 km east of Devonport and close to Shearwater and Hawley Beach.
Penguin Island
Latitude
-41.15036° or 41° 9′ 1″ southLongitude
146.55482° or 146° 33′ 17″ eastOpen location code
4RC8RHX3+VWOpenStreetMap ID
way 413489769OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Penguin Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Penguin Island (pulo sa Awstralya, State of Tasmania, lat -41,15, long 146,55)”
- Cebuano: “Penguin Island”
- Dutch: “Penguin Island”
- Swedish: “Penguin Island”
- Turkish: “Penguin Adası (III)”
- Turkish: “Penguin Adası”
- Turkish: “Penguin Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Freers Beach and Hawley Beach.
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