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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.

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.

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 only airstrip) and Lady Barron .

1 Temperature and Weather

Average Annual Temperature: 9.7 - 17.6°C (49.5 - 63.7°F)
Average January Temperature: 13.2 - 21.9°C (55.8 - 71.4°F)
Average July Temperature: 6.2 - 13.3°C (43.2 - 55.9°F)
Days over 30°C (86°F): 4.8
Annual Rainfall: 753.8mm (29.68 inches)
Average Annual Windspeed: 20.6 - 24.5 km/h (12.8 - 15.2 mp/h)

2 External link

Municipality of Flinders

Islands of Australia

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