Tenth Island
Nickname: Barrenjoey | |
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Location of Tenth Island off the coast of Tasmania | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 40°56′S 146°59′E / 40.933°S 146.983°E |
| Archipelago | Waterhouse Island Group |
| Area | 900 m2 (9,700 sq ft) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
The Tenth Island, sometimes called Barrenjoey, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, is a 900-square-metre (9,700 sq ft) uninhabited granite islet and nature reserve, situated in Bass Strait, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The islet has no vegetation and much of it is wave-washed in winter storms. The Aboriginal name for the island is recorded as Roobala mangana.
Other islands in the Waterhouse Group include Ninth, Maclean, Waterhouse, Little Waterhouse, Baynes, St Helens, Foster, Swan, Little Swan, Cygnet and Paddys islands and Bird Rock and George Rocks islets.