Spike Island (Tasmania)

Spike Island
An aerial view of Clarke Island, centre;
with Spike Island being two small islands in mid-foreground, close to Clarke Island
Spike Island
Location of the Spike Island in Bass Strait
Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates40°33′00″S 148°06′00″E / 40.55000°S 148.10000°E / -40.55000; 148.10000
ArchipelagoPassage Group, part of the Furneaux Group
Total islands2
Area6 ha (15 acres)
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania

The Spike Island, part of the Passage Group within the Furneaux Group, is a close pair of unpopulated granite islands with a combined area of 6 hectares (15 acres), located in Bass Strait, south of Cape Barren Island in Spike Bay just off the west coast of Clarke Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.