Egg Island
Egg Island is a small island, with an area of 0.83 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the North Coast Group, lying in Bass Strait on Horseshoe Reef near Devonport in north-west Tasmania.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island to the North-East of Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
- Also known as: “Egg Island, Horseshoe Reef”, “Egg Islands Conservation Area”, and “Horseshoe Reef”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Devonport Airport.
Devonport Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: YSSYguy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Devonport Airport is a regional airport serving Devonport, a city in the Australian state of Tasmania. It is located 10 km from the town centre at Pardoe Downs, on Wesley Vale and Airport Roads.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Devonport and Ambleside.
Devonport
Devonport is the third largest city in Tasmania, on the northwest coast off the Bass Strait. Devonport, along with the centres of Ulverstone, Latrobe, Wynyard and Burnie is part of Tasmania’s North West or Cradle Coast region.
Ambleside
Suburb
Ambleside is a residential suburb of Devonport, Tasmania, Australia located on the south eastern side of the Mersey River. The suburb rises from the river to a hill with a sunny aspect. Ambleside is situated 8 km southwest of Egg Island.
Miandetta
Suburb
Miandetta is primarily a residential suburb of Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. There are a few businesses on the shore of the Mersey river and along the Bass highway. Miandetta is situated 8 km southwest of Egg Island.
Egg Island
Latitude
-41.14773° or 41° 8′ 52″ southLongitude
146.42701° or 146° 25′ 37″ eastOpen location code
4RC8VC2G+WROpenStreetMap ID
way 67328217OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Egg Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Egg Island (pulo sa Awstralya, State of Tasmania, lat -41,14, long 146,42)”
- Cebuano: “Egg Island”
- Dutch: “Egg Island, Horseshoe Reef”
- Dutch: “Egg Islands Conservation Area”
- Dutch: “Wright and Egg Islands”
- French: “Egg Island, Horseshoe Reef”
- German: “Egg Island, Horseshoe Reef”
- Swedish: “Egg Island, Horseshoe Reef”
- Swedish: “Egg Island”
- Turkish: “Egg Adası (IV)”
- Turkish: “Egg Adası, Horseshoe Resifi”
- Turkish: “Egg Island, Horseshoe Reef”
- Turkish: “Egg Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wesley Vale and East Devonport.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wright Island and Devonport Airport.
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