Discover Cape Barren Island in Australia
Cape Barren Island in the region of Tasmania is a town located in Australia - some 358 mi or ( 575 km ) South of Canberra , the country's capital .
Local time in Cape Barren Island is now 01:33 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Hobart " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Melbourne, and Hobart. When in this area, you might want to check out Melbourne . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Cape Barren Island ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Sea Kayak Sailing, Flinders Island, Tasmania
A brief look at sea kayak sailing on the Flinders Island trip. A few capsizes and some interesting sea conditions made this an excellent trip ..
A Sea Kayak Expedition to Flinders Island
An exciting and challenging paddle into Bass Strait to Flinders Island. Storms,capsizes,wrecks and sailing all in the one trip. ..
Cape Barren Island, Tasmania
A visit to Cape Barren Island in the Furneaux group in Bass Strait. In November 2009 the North East Field Naturalists visited the island to climb Mt Munro and study its flora , fauna, geology and mari ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Cape Barren Island
Cape Barren Island is located off the north east coast of Tasmania, Australia, and is one of the islands of the Furneaux Group in Bass Strait. The largest island of the group, Flinders Island, lies to the north, with the smaller Clarke Island to the south. The highest point on the island is Mount Munro at 715 metres. Mount Munro is probably named after James Munro (ca.
Located at -40.40 147.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Long Island (Tasmania)
Long Island is a granite and dolerite island, with an area of 313 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Long Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait north-west of Cape Barren Island in the Furneaux Group. The island is part of the Franklin Sound Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because it holds over 1% of the world populations of six bird species.
Located at -40.35 148.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Key Island
Key Island, with the adjacent Key Reef, is a granite island, with an area of 6 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Long Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait west of Cape Barren Island in the Furneaux Group. The ketch 'Grace Victoria Holyman' was wrecked near here in Thunder & Lightning Bay in 1897.
Located at -40.43 148.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Big Black Reef
Big Black Reef is a small, flat dolerite island, with an area of 0.54 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Long Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait west of Cape Barren Island in the Furneaux Group. Together with nearby Boxen Island it is classified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area because it has been recorded as supporting 288 breeding pairs of Black-faced Cormorants.
Located at -40.40 147.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Doughboy Island (Tasmania)
Doughboy Island is a mainly granite island, with an area of 30 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Tin Kettle Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait between Flinders and Cape Barren Islands in the Furneaux Group. It has been devastated by irresponsible farming practices and fire.
Located at -40.33 148.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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