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With over 8,000 islands, several larger than 1,000 square km, following are some island facts.... |
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Islands of Australia Facts
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Australia has 8,222 islands:
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State/Territory |
Number of Islands |
| Australian Capital Territory |
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| Jervis Bay Territory |
1 |
| New South Wales |
102 |
| Northern Territory |
887 |
| Queensland |
1,955 |
| South Australia |
346 |
| Tasmania |
1,000 |
| Victoria |
184 |
| Western Australia |
3,747 |
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Source:
Geoscience Australia:
Islands
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Australia has
several islands that are larger than 1,000 square kilometres. They include:
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State/Territory |
Name of Island |
Area |
| Northern Territory |
Melville Island |
5,786 |
| South Australia |
Kangaroo Island |
4,416 |
| Northern Territory |
Groote Eylandt Island |
2,285 |
| Northern Territory |
Bathurst Island |
1,693 |
| Queensland |
Fraser Island |
1,653 |
| Tasmania |
Flinders Island |
1,359 |
| Tasmania |
King Island |
1,091 |
| Queensland |
Mornington Island |
1,002 |
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Source:
Geoscience Australia
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Islands of Australia Quick Facts
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- The
World’s largest sand island is Fraser Island.
- Kangaroo Island is Australia’s second largest island.
- Tasmania is known as an ‘island state’.
- Australia is sometimes referred to as the ‘island continent’.
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Islands of Australia Other links
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Geoscience
Australia
• Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Drive
(GPO Box 378,
CANBERRA ACT 2601), SYMONSTON ACT 2609
• Ph: 02
6249 9111
• Fax: 02 6249 9999
• National agency for geoscience
research and geospatial information.
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