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Island to the north of Tasmania, Australia
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Flinders Island is an island in the Bass Strait between the island of Tasmania and Victoria. It is the largest of the 78 islands in the Furneaux Group Of Islands. It is one of two Bass Strait islands (the other being King Island) that are open for everyday tourism, with scheduled air connections to the mainland.
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A museum that explains in-depth some of the earliest European history in Australia including shipwrecks. Who knew that the Bass Strait was popular with sealers?
A Tasmanian national park that consists of incredible granite peaks (including the island's highest) that can be seen from the Tasmanian mainland, impressive white beaches (though it doesn't quite compare with Cape Le Grand), and some rather calm waters for snorkelling.
A former church established when Wybalenna was an Aboriginal settlement used by the British to "Christianise" Tasmania's Indigenous population but radically failed, despite attempts of restoration. Today, it sits as an important site for Indigenous Tasmanians and the only remnant of the ill-fated Indigenous settlement.
The only campground in Strzelecki National Park found on the turquoise Trousers Point in the island's southwest. This campground is one of the few Tasmanian locations where you can see impressive low-elevation mountains and a turquoise cresent-shaped beach from the same location. No bookings required.
The B85 road runs from Palana Beach in the north to Lady Barron in the south, and will take you most places.
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Launceston (Western Junction) · Regional · LST
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