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Hog Island (left) and Sloping Island (right), two islands in the group

The Sloping Island Group is a group of small islands in south-eastern Tasmania in Australia. They lie close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas.[1]

The group consists of:[2]

  • Sloping Island
  • Barren Island
  • Fulham Island
  • Hog Island
  • King George Island
  • Smooth Island
  • Spectacle Island
  • Little Spectacle Island
  • Visscher Island
  • Woody Island
  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ tasmanian.net.au Archived 3 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine

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