Mile Island
The Mile Island, part of the Big Green Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 4-hectare granite island, located in Bass Strait west of Flinders Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Tasmania, Australia
- Also known as: “Mile Island Conservation Area”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Isabella Island and Little Chalky Island.
Isabella Island
Islet
The Isabella Island, part of the Big Green Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 11.4-hectare unpopulated granite island, located in the Bass Strait, west of the Flinders Island and south of Chalky Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia. Isabella Island is situated 2½ km east of Mile Island.
Little Chalky Island
Islet
The Little Chalky Island, part of the Big Green Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 5-hectare unpopulated granite island, located in the Bass Strait, west of the Flinders Island and south of Chalky Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.
Chalky Island
Islet
Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chalky Island, part of the Big Green Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 41-hectare unpopulated granite island with limestone outcrops and dolerite dykes, located in the Bass Strait, west of the Flinders Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia. Chalky Island is situated 3½ km northwest of Mile Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blue Rocks and Whitemark.
Blue Rocks
Hamlet
Blue Rocks is a small township on the mid western coast of Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia. Blue Rocks Post Office opened around 1936 and closed in 1969. Blue Rocks is situated 8 km northeast of Mile Island.
Whitemark
Town
Whitemark is a rural residential locality on Flinders Island in the local government area of Flinders in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The 2021 census recorded a population of 308 for the state suburb of Whitemark. Whitemark is situated 9 km east of Mile Island.
Mile Island
Latitude
-40.12373° or 40° 7′ 25″ southLongitude
147.9154° or 147° 54′ 55″ eastOpen location code
4RF9VWG8+G5OpenStreetMap ID
way 68881731OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Mile Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mile Island (pulo sa Awstralya)”
- Cebuano: “Mile Island”
- Swedish: “Mile Island”
- Turkish: “Mile Adası”
- Turkish: “Mile Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Reef Island Conservation Area and East Kangaroo Island.
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