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De Witt Island
Nickname: Big Witch
Detailed map of De Witt Island
De Witt Island is located in Tasmania
De Witt Island
De Witt Island
Location off the southern coast of Tasmania
EtymologyCornelis Jan Witsen, a Commissioner of the Dutch East India Company[1]
Geography
LocationSouth West Tasmania
Coordinates43°35′24″S 146°21′00″E / 43.59000°S 146.35000°E / -43.59000; 146.35000
ArchipelagoMaatsuyker Islands Group
Adjacent toSouthern Ocean
Area516 ha (1,280 acres)[2]: 18 
Width3 km (1.9 mi)[3]
Highest elevation340 m (1120 ft)[3]
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania
RegionSouth West
Demographics
PopulationUnpopulated
Additional information
Register of the National Estate

De Witt Island, also known as Big Witch, is an island located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. The 516-hectare (1.99 sq mi) island is the largest of the Maatsuyker Islands Group, and comprises part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site. The island is listed on the Australian Register of the National Estate.[2]

  1. ^ Heeres, J. E., ed. (2006). "Abel Janszoon Tasman's Journal of his Discovery of Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand in 1642 with Documents Relating to his Exploration of Australia in 1644...to which are added his Life and Labours, 1898". Project Gutenberg of Australia]. Retrieved 9 July 2006.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference CONSERVATION was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Dixon, G.; Houshold, I (1996). "Notes on the geology and geomorphology of De Witt Island, southwest Tasmania". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 130 (1): 67–74. doi:10.26749/rstpp.130.1.67. ISSN 0080-4703.

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