Vansittart Island

#2029 among destinations in Australia

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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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°16'39"S, 148°18'0"E

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Vansittart Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Little Dog Island, Great Dog Island, Briggs Islet.

5.5 miW
Island
Little Dog Island
142 min walk • 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.
3.2 miNW
Island
Great Dog Island
83 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.
1.8 miNW
National park
Briggs Islet
45 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.

Vansittart Island

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Vansittart Island plan & book

Vansittart Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Little Dog Island

Great Dog Island

Briggs Islet