Furneaux Islands

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• Furneaux Group — The Furneaux Group is a group of 52 islands, at the eastern end of Bass Strait, between Victoria and Tasmania, Australia. The islands were named, after British navigator Tobias Furneaux sighted the easten side of these Island after leaving… …   Wikipedia

• Furneaux Group — ▪ islands, Australia       cluster of islands and rocks in Bass Strait off northeastern Tasmania, southern Australia. The largest are Flinders, Cape Barren, Clarke, and Chappell. The islands are generally mountainous with rugged coastlines. Major …   Universalium

• Furneaux, Tobias — ▪ British explorer born Aug. 21, 1735, Swilly, near Portsmouth, Hampshire, Eng. died Sept. 19, 1781, Swilly       British naval officer and explorer who was first to circumnavigate the globe in both directions.       On Capt. Samuel Wallis… …   Universalium

• Furneaux Group — /ˈfɜnoʊ grup/ (say fernoh groohp) noun a group of islands in Bass Strait, off the north eastern coast of Tasmania; mutton birding. {named after Tobias Furneaux} …  

• Furneaux — geographical name islands Australia off NE Tasmania …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Tobias Furneaux — Captain Tobias Furneaux (August 21, 1735 – September 19, 1781) was an English navigator and Royal Navy officer, who accompanied James Cook on his second voyage of exploration. He was the first man to circumnavigate the world in both… …   Wikipedia

• Kylie Furneaux — (* 29. Oktober 1973 in Adelaide) ist eine australische Stuntwoman und Schauspielerin. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Biographie 2 Filmographie 2.1 Stunts (Auswahl) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• History of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — The history of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is relatively recent. When European explorers found the islands, they were uninhabited, and their hostile climate, mountainous terrain, and remoteness made subsequent settlement… …   Wikipedia

• Sisters Islands — Sister or Sisters Island or Islands may refer to several individual islands or island groups:Australia * Sisters Islands (Queensland) * Sisters Island (Tasmania), north west Tasmania * Sisters Island Group, Tasmania, Furneaux Group ** Inner… …   Wikipedia

• Middle Pasco Islands — The Middle Pasco Islands comprise two similarly sized adjacent granite islands, with a combined area of 8.37 ha, in south eastern Australia. They form part of Tasmania’s Pasco Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait off the north west coast of …   Wikipedia