Schouten Island
Schouten's Isle | |
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Map of Schouten Island | |
Location of Schouten Island in Tasmania | |
| Etymology | In honour of Joost Schouten, a member of the Council of the Dutch East India Company; named in 1642 by Abel Tasman. |
| Geography | |
| Location | East coast of Tasmania |
| Coordinates | 42°18′36″S 148°16′12″E / 42.31000°S 148.27000°E |
| Archipelago | Schouten Island Group |
| Adjacent to | Tasman Sea |
| Area | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 400 m (1300 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Storey |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
| Local government area | Glamorgan Spring Bay Council |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| • Summer (DST) | |
| Freycinet National Park | |
Schouten Island (formerly Schouten's Isle), part of the Schouten Island Group, is an island with an area of approximately 28 square kilometres (11 sq mi) lying close to the eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia, located 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) south of the Freycinet Peninsula and is a part of Freycinet National Park. The palawa kani place name for the island is mayaluwarana.
The locality of Schouten Island is in the local government area of Glamorgan–Spring Bay in the South-east region of Tasmania.