Pelican Island

Pelican Island is an island, with an area of 6.8 ha including an associated reef joined to it at low tide, in south-eastern . It is part of ’s Vansittart Island Group, lying in eastern between and in the .
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Places of Interest

Highlights: Puncheon Island and Vansittart Island.

Islet
is an island, with an area of 17.56 ha, in south-eastern .

Island
Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Gun Carriage Island… is situated 3 km northwest of Pelican Island.

Pelican Island

Latitude
-40.29846° or 40° 17′ 54″ south
Longitude
148.32143° or 148° 19′ 17″ east
Open location code
4RFCP82C+JH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 68887492
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
8179374
Wiki­data ID
Q7161395
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Pelican Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Pelican Island (pulo sa Awstralya, State of Tasmania, lat -40,29, long 148,32)”
  • Cebuano: “Pelican Island”
  • French: “Pelican Island”
  • Swedish: “Pelican Island”
  • Turkish: “Pelican Adası (III)”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Lady Barron and Cooma.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Farsund and Guncarriage Hill.

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Worth a closer look: Hobart and Bass Strait Islands.

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