Woody Island is an island in south-eastern
Australia. It is part of the
Sloping Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of
Tasmania
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around the
Tasman and
Forestier Peninsula
The Forestier Peninsula is a peninsula located in south-east Tasmania, Australia, approximately by the Arthur Highway, south-east of Hobart. The peninsula is connected to mainland Tasmania at East Bay Neck, near the town of at its norther ...
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One of the 105 islands of the
Recherche Archipelago
The Archipelago of the Recherche, known locally as the Bay of Isles, is a group of 105 islands, and over 1200 "obstacles to shipping", off the south coast of Western Australia. The islands stretch from east to west and to off-shore encom ...
, it was named by French explorer
Bruni d’Entrecasteaux in 1792.
See also
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List of islands of Tasmania
Tasmania is the smallest and southernmost state of Australia. The Tasmanian mainland itself is an island, with an area of - 94.1% of the total land area of the state. The other islands have a combined area of , for a cumulative total of 99.75% o ...
References
Sloping Island Group
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