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Hunter Island - TAS

Island

Position

DEG: -40.500912 144.758577

DMS: 40º 30' 3.28" S 144º 45' 30.87" E

UTM: 55 G 5514231mN 310070mE

Altitude: 45.25m

Address & Contact

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Web: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Island_(Tasmania)

Information

The Hunter Island, the main island of the Hunter Island Group, is a 7,330-hectare (18,100-acre) island, located in Bass Strait, that lies between King Island and north-west Tasmania, Australia.The island is located near Three Hummock Island, several kilometres off the north-west coast of Tasmania. The island is run as a cattle property and there is a homestead on the island. A privately owned barge is used for transport to Smithton on the north coast of Tasmania. The island is approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) long, and 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) wide at its widest point.The East India Ship Phatisalam was wrecked on the island in 1821.

PlaceID	417109

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Marrawah at 03/09:00am EST

Distance from Hunter Island 45.52km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
11.5°C	7.0°C	90%	9.9°C	1026.1hPa	0.4mm	ENE	24km/hr 13knots	km/hr knots

Closest Climatic Station

Cape Grim Baps

Distance from Hunter Island 21.02km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	18.8	19.6	18.4	16.5	14.6	13.0	12.5	12.7	13.4	14.3	16.0	17.3
Mean Min. °C	13.1	13.8	12.8	11.4	10.1	8.7	8.2	8.3	8.6	9.2	10.6	11.8
Mean Rain mm	36.4	33.2	46.0	67.2	76.5	81.9	102.1	93.4	77.3	61.1	53.8	46.4