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There are 334 islands (or islets) within the state of Tasmania; [6] with the main islands listed below, each having a land area greater than 100 hectares (250 acres). A full list of all 334 islands is located at the list of islands of Tasmania.
This is a list of countries by number of islands, with figures given for the numbers of islands within their territories. In some cases, this figure is approximate and may vary slightly between sources depending on which islands are counted. The criteria for inclusion appear to differ considerably between the countries so they are not necessarily directly comparable. Different languages use ...
Australia portal; Islands portal; To comply with the Australian place name conventions, islands should be disambiguated as necessary using name (state) or where there are more one island with that name in that state name (closer locality). Islands that are also towns follow the convention for towns, name, state.
Map depicts sovereign states and a de facto state (tw) fully located on islands: those with land borders shaded green, and those without shaded dark blue. Countries/territories not shown on the map: Antarctica (aq) (continental disputed territory), Australia (au) (continental country), the Cook Islands (ck) (free association with New Zealand), Greenland (gl) (constituent country of the Kingdom ...
The Heard Island and McDonald Islands, although uninhabited, are treated as constitutionally part of Australia by the central government. [ 26 ] Norfolk Island's status is controversial, with the present (as of 2018 [update] ) government taking measures to integrate the territory into Australia proper (including representation in parliament and ...
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Cocos Islands Malay: Pulu Kokos [Keeling]), officially the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (/ ˈ k oʊ k ə s /; [5] [6] Cocos Islands Malay: Pulu Kokos [Keeling]), are an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean, comprising a small archipelago approximately midway between Australia and Sri Lanka and relatively close to the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Shag Island (South Australia) Shag Rock (Houtman Abrolhos) The Skerries (Victoria) Smith Island (South Australia) Smooth Island (South Australia) South Island (South Australia) Spilsby Island; St Andrew Island; Storr Island
The Whitsunday Islands are 74 continental islands of various sizes off the central coast of Queensland, Australia, 900 kilometres (560 miles) north of Brisbane. [1] The northernmost of the islands are off the coast by the town of Bowen, while the southernmost islands are off the coast by Proserpine.