Boundary Islet

Map of Hogan Group showing Boundary Islet

Boundary Islet is an islet about 60,000 square metres in size in the Hogan Group of islands and islets at latitude 39°12' S, south of the Wilsons Promontory, the southernmost part of both mainland Australia and mainland Victoria. The boundary between Victoria and Tasmania is a parallel similarly at latitude 39°12'; on it is thus Tasmania's only land boundary, and at 85 metres long it is the shortest land border between any Australian states. The position of the island was surveyed in 1801 by Captain James Black, who erred in placing the islet further north than it is. It was later found that the border at 39°12' S actually passed through the islet.

Boundary Islet was once known as North East Islet.

External links

• Boundaries between Australian States (Victoria and Tasmania)

Coordinates: 39°11′55″S 147°1′17″E / 39.19861°S 147.02139°E / -39.19861; 147.02139