Big Green Island

Big Green Island
Big Green Island
Location of the Big Green Island in Bass Strait
Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates40°10′48″S 147°58′12″E / 40.18000°S 147.97000°E / -40.18000; 147.97000
ArchipelagoBig Green Group, part of the Furneaux Group
Area122 ha (300 acres)
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania

The Big Green Island, part of the Big Green Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 122-hectare (300-acre) granite island with limestone and dolerite outcrops, located in Bass Strait west of Flinders Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia. The island is partly contained within a nature reserve with the rest being used for farming; and is part of the Chalky, Big Green and Badger Island Groups Important Bird Area.

Besides the Big Green Island, other islands that comprise the Big Green Group include the Chalky, East Kangaroo, Isabella, Little Chalky and Mile islands.