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What is the small island that is part of Australia that lies to the southeast of Australia?
Possibly Tasmania, or Flinders Island.
Are Flinders Island and Tasmania Island the same thing?
No. Flinders Island lies in Bass Strait, between the island state of Tasmania and the Australian mainland.
How did Matthew Flinders prove that Tasmania was an island?
Matthew Flinders and George Bass sailed across the top of Tasmania
When did Bass and Flinders prove that Tasmania was an island?
Matthew Flinders and George Bass circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) in 1798, thus proving it was an island.
Of which group of islands are Cape Barren Island and Flinders Island a part?
Cape Barren island and Flinders Island are part of the archipelago known as the Furneaux Group. This group is believed to be what is left of the original land bridge by which Tasmania was once joined to the mainland of Australia.
Who proved Tasmania was a island in 1798?
Matthew Flinders and George Bass
What are the release dates for 72 Hours - 2013 Flinders Island Tasmania 1-4?
72 Hours - 2013 Flinders Island Tasmania 1-4 was released on: USA: 28 June 2013
In which body of water would you find Flinders Island?
Flinders Island is in Bass Strait, the body of water that lies between mainland Australia and its island state of Tasmania.
When was Tasmania declared an Island?
Tasmania, then Van Diemen's Land, was proven to be an island following the journey of George Bass and Matthew Flinders. Bass and Flinders circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land in 1798-99, completing their journey on 7 January 1799.
Name four other islands off the coast of Tasmania?
* King Island * Flinders island * Maria Island * Cape Barren Island
Did Matthew Flinders discover Flinders Island?
No. Flinders Island was discovered in 1773 by Tobias Furneaux, the commander of Captain Cook's support ship Adventure, when it became separated from Cook's flagship Resolutionby fog in the Great Southern Ocean.The island was named for Matthew Flinders by Governor Hunter in Sydney in 1798 after Flinder's successful circumnavigation of Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in the sloop Norfolk. This proved that Tasmania was an island. Part of that task was also the proper charting of the Furneaux Group of islands - including the largest - Flinders Island.Note that Flinders never named anything for himself.There is also a 2nd Flinders Island off the south coast of Australia. Matthew Flinders named this small island in honour of his younger brother Lt. Samuel Flinders during their exploration of the south coast in the Investigator is 1802.
What explorer circumnavigated Tasmania with Matthew Flinders?
Matthew Flinders circumnavigated Tasmania with George Bass.
