Robbins Island (Tasmania)
Robbins Island shown in blue | |
Location of Robbins Island in the Bass Strait | |
| Etymology | Charles Robbins |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 40°41′24″S 144°54′36″E / 40.69000°S 144.91000°E |
| Area | 9,900 ha (24,000 acres) |
| Area rank | 7th in Tasmania |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
| LGA | Circular Head Council |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| • Summer (DST) | |
| Privately-owned | |
Robbins Island is a 9,900-hectare (24,000-acre) island located in Bass Strait, lying off the northwest coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island, separated from the Tasmanian mainland by a highly tidal area known as Robbins Passage, lies south to the adjacent Walker Island.
Robbins Island is the seventh largest island of Tasmania and is the largest freehold island in Tasmania. Over the years Robbins Island has changed ownership and to this day remains privately owned.