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The South East Cape is a cape located at the southernmost point of the main island of
South East Cape is the southernmost point of the mainland of Tasmania but not of the state of Tasmania. The Maatsuyker Islands and the Pedra Branca island group, just offshore, are also part of the state of Tasmania and lie further south than South East Cape. The state of Tasmania also includes
Continental Extremities of Australia
Picture of South East Cape
* ttp://www.vision.net.au/~jennings/maatsuyker/maat2.html Another map of the area between South East Cape and South West Cape and the Maatsuyker Islands {{Southern Tasmania Southern Tasmania Headlands of Tasmania South coast of Tasmania
Tasmania
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, the southernmost state of Australia. The cape is situated in the southern and south-eastern corner of the Southwest National Park
Southwest National Park is an Australian national park located in the south-west of Tasmania, bounded by the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park to the north and the Hartz Mountains National Park to the east. It is a part of a chain of ...
, part of the Tasmanian Wilderness
The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, abbreviated to TWWHA, is a World Heritage Site in Tasmania, Australia. It is one of the largest conservation areas in Australia, covering , or almost 25% of Tasmania. It is also one of the last ex ...
World Heritage Area, approximately southwest of Hobart
Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/ Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...
in Tasmania and about east and a little south of the South West Cape.
Location and features
South East Cape is the southernmost point of the mainland of Tasmania but not of the state of Tasmania. The Maatsuyker Islands and the Pedra Branca island group, just offshore, are also part of the state of Tasmania and lie further south than South East Cape. The state of Tasmania also includes Macquarie Island
Macquarie Island is an island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, about halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica. Regionally part of Oceania and politically a part of Tasmania, Australia, since 1900, it became a Tasmanian State Reserve in 197 ...
, which is about 1,600 km SE of South East Cape.
South East Cape is one of the five southernmost capes that can be rounded by Southern Ocean
The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica. With a size of , it is regarded as the second-smal ...
sailors.
The cape is also a reference point for sectors of the southern coastline of Tasmania. Much sea traffic passes near it, and many ships and boats have been wrecked or grounded there.
See also
* South West Cape * South Coast Track *Extreme points of Australia
This is a list of the extreme points of Australia (the country, not the continent). The list includes extremes of cardinal direction, elevation, and other points of peculiar geographic interest. The location of some points depend on whether isl ...
References
External links
Continental Extremities of Australia
Picture of South East Cape
* ttp://www.vision.net.au/~jennings/maatsuyker/maat2.html Another map of the area between South East Cape and South West Cape and the Maatsuyker Islands {{Southern Tasmania Southern Tasmania Headlands of Tasmania South coast of Tasmania