Tasman Island, Australia Stock Photo

The Tasman Island, part of the Tasman Island Group, is an oval island with an area of 1.2 square kilometres 0.46 sq mi, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is located in the Tasman Sea, situated off the Tasman Peninsula and is contained within the Tasman National Park. The island is a plateau surrounded by steep dolerite cliffs, with its highest point 300 metres 980 ft above sea level asl and an average plateau height of 280 metres 920 ft asl. It is the site of the Tasman Island Lighthouse and weather station, which has been automated since 1976 and unmanned since 1977.