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Woody Island (Tasmania) 
Summary
Woody Island is an island in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Sloping Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas.[1]
 Woody Island, Tasmania | |
  Woody Island Location in Tasmania | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tasmania |
| Coordinates | 42°48′48″S 147°33′35″E / 42.81333°S 147.55972°E |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
One of the 105 islands of the Recherche Archipelago, it was named by French explorer Bruni d’Entrecasteaux in 1792.[2]
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- ^ Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X p.606.
- ^ Henly, Susan Gough (4 January 2021). "Island escapes: six accessible slices of paradise just off Australia's shores". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 November 2021.