Briggs Islet

Briggs Islet is a small granite island, with an area of 3.4 ha, in south-eastern . It is part of ’s Great Dog Island Group, lying in eastern between and in the .
Wikipedia
Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vansittart Island and Great Dog Island.

Island
Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Gun Carriage Island, is a granite island with an area of 800 hectares. The island is part of 's Group, lying in eastern between and in the . is situated 2½ km southeast of Briggs Islet.

Island
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The , also known as Big Dog Island, and part of the Great Dog Group within the , is a 354-hectare granite , located in , lying south of the and north of the , in , in south-eastern . is situated 3 km west of Briggs Islet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lady Barron.

Village
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small settlement on the southern end of , in the local government area of Flinders in the North-east region of . is situated 6 km northwest of Briggs Islet.

Briggs Islet

Latitude
-40.2563° or 40° 15′ 23″ south
Longitude
148.2824° or 148° 16′ 57″ east
Open location code
4RFCP7VJ+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 68887540
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
8179582
Wiki­data ID
Q4967265
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Satellite Map

Discover Briggs Islet from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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