Little Dog Island

#1422 among destinations in Australia

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Little Dog Island is a square, flat granite island, with an area of 83 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. It is a game reserve. It was previously grazed, a usage now ceased. 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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°15'9"S, 148°11'60"E

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Little Dog Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Vansittart Island, Tin Kettle Island, Anderson Island, Great Dog Island.

5.5 miE
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Vansittart Island
142 min walk • 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.
4.6 miSW
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Tin Kettle Island
117 min walk • Tin Kettle Island is a long, sandy island, with an area of 176 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.
6.4 miSW
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Anderson Island
163 min walk • The Anderson Island, also known as Woody Island, part of the Tin Kettle Island Group of the Furneaux Group, is a 166-hectare granite island, located in Bass Strait, lying northeast of Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.
2.6 miE
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Great Dog Island
68 min walk • 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.
5.2 miW
National park
Strzelecki National Park
133 min walk • Strzelecki National Park is a national park on Flinders Island, Tasmania, 307 km north of Hobart. The park is home to abundant wildlife including more than one hundred bird species, wombats, and potoroos.
4.3 miE
National park
Briggs Islet
111 min walk • 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.

Little Dog Island

Facts and practical information

Little Dog Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Vansittart Island

Tin Kettle Island

Anderson Island

Great Dog Island

Strzelecki National Park

Briggs Islet