South East Cape
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Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, the southernmost state of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. South East Cape is located at 43°38′37"S 146°49′39"E.
Islands of the Maatsuyker
Maatsuyker Islands
The Maatsuyker Islands Group is a group of islands and rocks located 5.5 kilometres off the south coast of Tasmania. Maatsuyker Island is the southernmost island of the group and of the Australian continental shelf. There are exposed rocks further south of Maatsuyker but they do not meet the...
and Pedra Branca island groups, as well as the subantarctic
Subantarctic
The Subantarctic is a region in the southern hemisphere, located immediately north of the Antarctic region. This translates roughly to a latitude of between 46° – 60° south of the Equator. The subantarctic region includes many islands in the southern parts of the Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and...
Macquarie Island
Macquarie Island
Macquarie Island lies in the southwest corner of the Pacific Ocean, about half-way between New Zealand and Antarctica, at 54°30S, 158°57E. Politically, it has formed part of the Australian state of Tasmania since 1900 and became a Tasmanian State Reserve in 1978. In 1997 it became a world heritage...
, lie further south than South East Cape and are also part of the state of Tasmania.
South East Cape is one of the Five Southernmost Capes
Five southernmost capes
The Five Southernmost Capes refer to the 5 geographically southern mainland points on the earth.-America:Cape Froward, Chile is the southernmost point on the mainland of South America-Africa:...
that can be rounded by Southern Ocean
Southern Ocean
The Southern Ocean comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60°S latitude and encircling Antarctica. It is usually regarded as the fourth-largest of the five principal oceanic divisions...
sailors.
South West Cape lies about 64 km west and 8 km north of South East Cape.
External links
- Continental Extremities of Australia
- Picture of South East Cape
- Map of the area with South East Cape on the right edge, South Cape, South West Cape, the Maatsuyker Islands with De Witt Island, The Sisters and Maatsuyker Island
- Another map of the area between South East Cape and South West Cape and the Maatsuyker Islands
