Flinders Island

Flinders Island
	The Furneaux Group as viewed from space, April 1993
	Flinders Island, as shaded, located in the Bass Strait
Etymology	Matthew Flinders
Geography
Location	Bass Strait
Coordinates	40°00′S 148°03′E / 40.000°S 148.050°E
Archipelago	Furneaux Group
Area	1,367 km2 (528 sq mi)
Area rank	2nd in Tasmania
Length	62 km (38.5 mi)
Width	37 km (23 mi)
Highest elevation	756 m (2480 ft)
Highest point	Mount Strzelecki
Administration
	Australia
State	Tasmania
LGA	Municipality of Flinders Island
Largest settlement	Whitemark (pop. 170)
Demographics
Population	922 (2021)
Pop. density	0.673/km2 (1.743/sq mi)
Additional information
Official website	visitflindersisland.com.au

Flinders Island, the largest island in the Furneaux Group, is a 1,367-square-kilometre (528 sq mi) island in the Bass Strait, northeast of the island of Tasmania.^[2] Today Flinders Island is part of the state of Tasmania, Australia. It is 54 kilometres (34 mi) from Cape Portland and is located on 40° south, a zone known as the Roaring Forties.

^ "2021 Flinders and Cape Barren Islands, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics".
^ "Flinders Island (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.

[1] "2021 Flinders and Cape Barren Islands, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics".

[2] "Flinders Island (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.

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