Cape Barren Island

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Cape Barren Island is a large, sparsely populated island in Tasmania, Australia, known for its rugged landscapes, wildlife, and small Aboriginal community.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Cape Barren Island canonical 3
Bass Strait islands 2
Bass Strait Islands 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
locality
administeredBy Government of Tasmania
surface form: Tasmanian Government
area approximately 478 square kilometres
climate cool temperate maritime climate
country Australia
elevationOfHighestPoint approximately 715 metres
governedAs Aboriginal community-managed area
hasAboriginalCommunity Cape Barren Island Aboriginal community
hasCoastline rocky shores
sandy beaches
hasEcosystem coastal heathland
wetlands
hasEthnicCommunity Tasmanian Aboriginal people
surface form: Aboriginal Tasmanians
hasFauna Cape Barren geese
surface form: Cape Barren goose

marine mammals
seabirds
wallabies
hasFlora coastal scrub
eucalypt woodland
hasHighestPoint Mount Munro
hasLocalGovernmentArea Flinders Council
hasPostalCode 7257
hasPrimaryIndustry fishing
small-scale agriculture
tourism
hasProtectedArea conservation reserves
hasSettlement The Corner
hasTransport airstrip
boat access
knownFor rugged landscapes
small Aboriginal community
wildlife
locatedIn Bass Strait
Furneaux Group
nearbyIsland Clarke Island NERFINISHED
Flinders Island
Preservation Island
offshoreFrom northeast coast of Tasmania
population sparsely populated
populationCensus2016 approximately 75
state Tasmania
timeZone Australian Eastern Standard Time
timeZoneDST Australian Eastern Daylight Time
traditionalOwners Palawa people

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bass Strait hasIsland Cape Barren Island
Palawa people hasHistoricalRegion Cape Barren Island
this entity surface form: Bass Strait Islands
Palawa people hasPopulationRegion Cape Barren Island
King Island Airport regionServed Cape Barren Island
this entity surface form: Bass Strait islands
Flinders Island Airport regionServed Cape Barren Island
this entity surface form: Bass Strait islands
Furneaux Group hasIsland Cape Barren Island