Baynes Island

Baynes Island
Baynes Island
Location of Baynes Island off the coast of Tasmania
Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates40°46′10″S 147°56′18″E / 40.76944°S 147.93833°E / -40.76944; 147.93833
ArchipelagoWaterhouse Island Group
Area1.62 ha (4.0 acres)
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Baynes Island, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, consists of a group of three granite uninhabited islets connected at low tide, with a combined area of 1.62 hectares (4.0 acres), situated in Banks Strait, part of Bass Strait, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia.

Other islands in the Waterhouse Group include Ninth, Tenth, Waterhouse, Little Waterhouse, Maclean, St Helens, Foster, Swan, Little Swan, Cygnet and Paddys islands and Bird Rock and George Rocks islets.