King Island
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Area | 1098 |
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Elevation | 162 |
Population | 1,723 (Jun 2007) |
Highest point | Gentle Annie |
Did you know | King Island was named after Philip Gidley King, Colonial Governor of New South Wales, whose territory at the time included what is now Tasmania. |
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ID | 1129020 |
About King Island
King Island is an island in the Bass Strait, belonging to the Australian state of Tasmania. It is the largest of three islands known as the New Year Group, and the second-largest island in Bass Strait. The island's population at the 2016 census was 1,585 people, up from 1,566 in 2011.