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Captain Reed is the first known European to discover King Island in 1799 while hunting seals in the schooner Martha. Matthew Flinders’ first map of "Van Diemen's Land" and "Basses Strait", [6] which was sent to England (before Flinders had left) and was published in June 1800, did not show King Island. However, before Flinders left Sydney for ...
King Island, Kings Island or King's Island may refer to: Australia. King Island (Queensland) King Island, at Wellington Point, Queensland; King Island (Tasmania) King Island Council, the local government area that contains the Tasmanian island; Canada. King Island (British Columbia) King Island (Nunavut) King Island (Saskatchewan)
King is an interim Australian bioregion which includes King Island, the Hunter Islands, Robbins Island, and the north-western tip of Tasmania. The bioregion covers 425,567 hectares (1,051,600 acres). The bioregion covers 425,567 hectares (1,051,600 acres).
The state reserve encompasses a significant portion of the northeastern coast of the island, stretching from Lake Martha Lavinia and Penny's Lagoon in the north to the Sea Elephant River estuary in the south. It contains swamps, long sandy beaches and coastal heathlands, protecting the largest remaining block of native vegetation on King Island ...
Pegarah is a rural locality in the local government area of King Island on King Island in Bass Strait, north of Tasmania.It is located about 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of the town of Currie, the administrative centre for the island.
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Grassy is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of King Island in the north-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. It is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-east of the town of Currie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 139 for the state suburb of Grassy. [1] It was a tungsten mining town. Evidence of this can still be found in ...
Pearshape is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of King Island in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of the town of Currie. The 2016 census recorded a population of nil for the state suburb of Pearshape. [1]