North West Mount Chappell Islet

North West Mount Chappell Islet
North West Mount Chappell Islet
Location of the North West Mount Chappell Islet in Bass Strait
EtymologyFlinders: Mount Chappelle, for his wife's maiden name
Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates40°16′S 147°54′E / 40.267°S 147.900°E / -40.267; 147.900
ArchipelagoBadger Group, part of the Furneaux Group
Area7,100 m2 (76,000 sq ft)
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania

The North West Mount Chappell Islet, part of the Badger Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 7,100-square-metre (76,000 sq ft) unpopulated mainly granite islet, in Bass Strait, lying west of the Flinders and Cape Barren islands, Tasmania, south of Victoria, in south-eastern Australia. The island is located within a conservation area and is part of the Chalky, Big Green and Badger Island Groups Important Bird Area.