Briggs Islet
Briggs Islet is a small granite island, with an area of 3.4 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Great Dog Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait between Flinders and Cape Barren Islands in the Furneaux Group.Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vansittart Island and Great Dog Island.
Vansittart Island
Island
Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vansittart Island, also known as Gun Carriage Island, is a granite island with an area of 800 hectares. The island is part of Tasmania's Vansittart Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait between Flinders and Cape Barren Islands in the Furneaux Group. Vansittart Island is situated 2½ km southeast of Briggs Islet.
Great Dog Island
Island
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The Great Dog Island, also known as Big Dog Island, and part of the Great Dog Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 354-hectare granite island, located in Bass Strait, lying south of the Flinders Island and north of the Cape Barren Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia. Great Dog Island is situated 3 km west of Briggs Islet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lady Barron.
Lady Barron
Village
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lady Barron is a small settlement on the southern end of Flinders Island, in the local government area of Flinders in the North-east region of Tasmania. Lady Barron is situated 6 km northwest of Briggs Islet.
Briggs Islet
Latitude
-40.2563° or 40° 15′ 23″ southLongitude
148.2824° or 148° 16′ 57″ eastOpen location code
4RFCP7VJ+FXOpenStreetMap ID
way 68887540OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
Discover Briggs Islet from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Briggs Islet” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Briggs Islet”
- French: “Briggs Islet”
- Swedish: “Briggs Islet”
- Turkish: “Briggs Adacığı”
- Turkish: “Briggs Islet”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cooma and Bootjack Flats.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Guncarriage Hill and Billy Goat Reefs.
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