Flinders Island

Flinders Island lies in the Bass Strait, some 50 km off Tasmania's northeastern coast. The seas around the island have claimed countless ships over the years and the wrecks are very popular with divers. In the past, the island's populations of seals, sea elephants and mutton birds were nearly exterminated by the islands' settlers, but fortunately the animals are now protected and their numbers once again increasing.

Flinders was also used as a dumping ground for Tasmania's few remaining Aborigines and nowadays the island still has a higher-than-average number of Aborigines.

Accommodation is available on Flinders.

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Flinders Island

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