Clarke Island (Tasmania)
Part of the Furneaux Group, Clarke Island (also known by its indigenous name of Lungtalanana Island) has an area of 82 km2 (32 sq mi) and is located 15 miles (24 km) off the northeast coast of Tasmania, south of Cape Barren Island. Off its west coast lies the shipwreck of the Litherland, which sank 1853 and was discovered in 1983. Clarke Island is the eighth largest island of Tasmania.
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