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245:" when Flinders passed them on 8 February 1798 in
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261:; the others, in order of descending size, are
292:took place on the islands from at least 1803.
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367:, 226 tons, Captain Buck. ?Three lives lost.
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16:Group of islands in Tasmania, Australia
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603:, entry for 8 February 1798
598:A Voyage to Terra Australis
525:Protected areas of Tasmania
520:List of islands of Tasmania
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2009:Islands located in the
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1481:Islands located in the
702:Islands located in the
615:, 3 February 1803, p.2.
556:. Tasmanian Government.
251:(on her way to salvage
2098:Shipwrecks of Tasmania
2093:Islands of Bass Strait
573:Gazetteer of Australia
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579:Geoscience Australia
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1871:The Lanterns
1858:Tasman Group
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963:Little Green
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913:Inner Sister
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267:Dover Island
263:Erith Island
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1912:des Phoques
1818:King George
1628:Mutton Bird
1383:Little Swan
1149:Hogan Group
1107:South Pasco
1038:North Pasco
928:Lady Barron
831:Cape Barren
704:Bass Strait
691:, Australia
473:St Nicholas
441:Essie Black
345:John Palmer
302:John Murray
259:Deal Island
254:Sydney Cove
214:Bass Strait
212:located in
150:Deal Island
125: /
113:147°19′48″E
101:Coordinates
95:Bass Strait
66:Bass Strait
2087:Categories
1745:Tasman Sea
1678:Sugarmouse
1610:Mavourneen
1604:Maatsuyker
1550:Flat Witch
1518:Coffee Pot
1423:Waterhouse
1298:Councillor
1274:South West
1267:North East
1236:Kent Group
1127:Vansittart
1122:Tin Kettle
1117:Storehouse
1077:Prime Seal
953:Little Dog
866:Fifty Foot
808:Billy Goat
531:References
296:Shipwrecks
203:Kent Group
110:39°27′36″S
58:Kent Group
33:Kent Group
22:Kent Group
2036:Macquarie
1982:Satellite
1922:Eddystone
1890:ungrouped
1838:Spectacle
1785:Partridge
1720:Wild Wind
1689:Trumpeter
1672:Sugarloaf
1654:Round Top
1535:Eddystone
1494:ungrouped
1432:ungrouped
1408:St Helens
1293:Christmas
1260:Judgement
1216:Albatross
1156:Southern
1139:Wybalenna
1003:Mid Woody
893:Great Dog
801:Big Black
795:Big Green
452:steamship
306:roadstead
172:Australia
86:Geography
76:Etymology
2059:Category
1987:Schouten
1942:Governor
1843:Visscher
1683:Swainson
1665:Sidmouth
1617:Mewstone
1589:Kathleen
1545:Flat Top
1508:Breaksea
1310:New Year
1159:Boundary
1102:Sentinel
1097:Samphire
1082:Puncheon
1015:Moriarty
991:Marriott
918:Isabella
877:Flinders
856:Doughboy
763:Anderson
689:Tasmania
595:(1814),
480:See also
459:Karitane
434:Boscarne
416:Reindeer
350:schooner
320:schooner
315:Brothers
222:Tasmania
186:Tasmania
91:Location
2071:Commons
1967:Nuggets
1957:Lachlan
1917:du Nord
1897:Actaeon
1828:Sloping
1770:Charity
1706:Western
1648:Needles
1540:Fitzroy
1523:De Witt
1513:Chicken
1449:Robbins
1393:Maclean
1067:Pelican
1062:Passage
883:Forsyth
785:Battery
681:Islands
450:, iron
409:Kendall
285:History
248:Francis
210:islands
207:granite
1977:Picnic
1952:Images
1937:Garden
1932:Friars
1902:Boomer
1876:Tasman
1833:Smooth
1808:Fulham
1803:Barren
1700:Wendar
1695:Walker
1659:Shanks
1623:Munday
1599:Lourah
1594:Louisa
1459:Walker
1403:Paddys
1377:George
1371:Foster
1366:Cygnet
1354:Baynes
1221:Hunter
1133:Wright
1087:Roydon
1056:Oyster
933:Little
871:Fisher
851:Craggy
846:Clarke
841:Chalky
825:Briggs
790:Beagle
773:Badger
731:Curtis
685:islets
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575:online
471:1961,
464:1930,
457:1921,
446:1877,
439:1875,
432:1866,
427:barque
421:1863,
414:1862,
407:1856,
400:1855,
393:1852,
387:Dorset
384:1852,
377:1851,
370:1850,
359:1831,
354:Daphne
342:1819,
332:Daphne
329:1819,
312:1816,
242:Supply
1962:Maria
1947:Green
1907:Bruny
1881:Wedge
1848:Woody
1775:Faith
1583:Inner
1572:Hobbs
1566:Hibbs
1418:Tenth
1398:Ninth
1254:Erith
1249:Dover
1183:Round
1170:Hogan
1112:Spike
1033:Night
888:Goose
819:Boxen
768:Babel
466:Ida N
448:Bulli
361:Ionia
181:State
1866:Dart
1780:Hope
1765:Arch
1713:West
1529:East
1444:Goat
1413:Swan
1360:Bird
1304:King
1244:Deal
1197:Twin
1190:Seal
1176:Long
1165:East
1027:Neds
1009:Mile
971:Long
898:Gull
814:Bird
779:Bass
725:Cone
683:and
638:ISBN
636:and
630:ISBN
395:Mary
365:snow
337:brig
277:and
201:The
156:Area
1927:Egg
1813:Hog
1560:Hen
1555:Hay
1092:Rum
977:Low
923:Key
903:GVH
836:Cat
687:of
372:Ida
220:in
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