Hobbs Island (Tasmania)

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Coordinates43°13′12″S 145°46′48″E / 43.22000°S 145.78000°E / -43.22000; 145.78000
ArchipelagoTrumpeter Islets Group
Adjacent toSouthern Ocean
Hobbs Island
Nickname: Green Island
Hobbs Island is located in Tasmania
Hobbs Island
Hobbs Island
Location off the south western coast of Tasmania
Geography
LocationSouth western Tasmania
Coordinates43°13′12″S 145°46′48″E / 43.22000°S 145.78000°E / -43.22000; 145.78000
ArchipelagoTrumpeter Islets Group
Adjacent toSouthern Ocean
Area9.7 ha (24 acres)[1]
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania
RegionSouth West
Demographics
PopulationUnpopulated

Hobbs Island, also known as Green Island, is an unpopulated island located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. Situated some 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of where the mouth of Port Davey meets the Southern Ocean, the 9.7-hectare (24-acre) island is part of the Trumpeter Islets Group, and comprises part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.[1][2]

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