Tasmanian Islands

KING ISLAND
Population: 1,570


King Island is 64km long and 27km across at its widest point. With beautiful beaches, rocky coastline and excellent produce, it more than compensate for its small size.
and can only be accessed by flying there.

The main township of Currie is home to the main harbour of the island, most of the island's facilities (a pub, two supermarkets, a petrol station, ATM and post office) and is close to the airport. King Island is perhaps best known for its dairy produce, although kelp and crayfish are also valuable exports.

Explore the Shipwreck Trail, along the rugged coastlines that have claimed numerous ships and lives, ask the locals about the island's best surf spots, view the island's lighthouses, penguins, historical museum, wind farm and calcified forest.
King Island can only be accessed by flying there.



FLINDERS ISLAND
Population: 900

Flinders Island is a narrow island, 75 kilometres long and 40 kilometres wide.
Flinders and its 51 surrounding islands are all that remain of the land bridge that once connected Tasmania to mainland Australia.

The three main population centres on Flinders Island are Whitemark, Lady Barron and Killiecrankie.
Whitemark is the main residential and business centre.
Flinders Island is a network of approximately 450km of sealed and unsealed roads, all suitable for 2WD vehicles. From these roads you can access the major townships, many lookouts and beaches.

Flinders Island has a thriving rural community that produces sheep and wool, cattle, milk-fed lambs, crayfish, abalone, poppies, cauliflower seed and Cape Barren geese.
Flinders Island