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Encyclopedia > Flinders Island
Municipality of Flinders, Tasmania
Municipality of Flinders, Tasmania

Flinders Island is an island in the Bass Strait, located 20 km from the north-eastern tip of Tasmania, Australia. It is the largest island of the Furneaux Group. Image File history File links Map of Tasmanian LGAs feat Flinders File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Map of Tasmanian LGAs feat Flinders File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Bass Strait is a sea strait separating Australian mainland (Victoria in particular). ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer, symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Nickname: The Apple Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Governor Premier Const. ... The Furneaux Group is a group of 52 islands, at the eastern end Bass Strait, between Victoria and Tasmania, Australia. ...


It is part of the state of Tasmania, and part of the Municipality of Flinders local government area. Note that Flinders Island is only one of the many islands included in the Municipal area. Local Government Areas of Tasmania, Australia This article also includes lists of towns, suburbs and localities of Tasmania. ...


The island is approximately 75 km from north to south, and 40 km from east to west. The total land area of the island is 1333 km². Its population is just over 1000 people.


Major population centres include Whitemark (which has the island's main airstrip) and Lady Barron which also has an airstrip and a small seaport.

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Temperature and weather

  • Average Annual Temperature: 10 to 18 °C (50 to 64 °F)
  • Average January Temperature: 13 to 22 °C (60 to 71 °F)
  • Average July Temperature: 6 to 13 °C (43 to 56 °F)
  • Days over 30 °C (86 °F): 4.8
  • Days over 35 °C (95 °F): 0.8
  • Days under 2 °C (35.6 °F): 21.1
  • Days under 0 °C (32 °F): 5.6
  • Annual Rainfall: 754 mm (29.7 inches)
  • Average Annual Windspeed: 21–25 km/h (13–15 mi/h)

Whitemark climate averages


External link

  • Municipality of Flinders

  Results from FactBites:
 
Matthew Flinders - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1194 words)
Flinders set sail for England aboard The Porpoise to secure another vessel from the British Government with which to complete his survey, but was shipwrecked on the Great Barrier Reef.
Flinders next attempted to return to England aboard The Cumberland, but the poor condition of the schooner forced it to put in at Mauritius for repairs on 17 December.
Matthew Flinders, who proved that New Holland and New South Wales were part of the same land mass, possessed a copy of Dalrymple's book, and it seems likely he borrowed the word from this source and applied it to the Australian continent.
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