Kent Group National Park

Kent Group National Park encompasses three main islands - Deal, Erith, and Dover - covering 23.74 square kilometers of land and 290 square kilometers of marine reserve.

Matthew Flinders discovered and named the islands in 1798 after Captain William Kent, initiating a period of seal hunting that continued through the early nineteenth century.

Archaeological findings indicate Aboriginal presence in the Kent Group islands between 8,000 and 13,000 years ago, before rising sea levels created the current archipelago.

The park requires private boat access, with informal camping available at West Cove on Erith Island and at Garden or Winter Coves on Deal Island.

Deal Island features a lighthouse built in 1848 at 305 meters above sea level, making it the highest elevation lighthouse in the Southern Hemisphere until its deactivation.

Location: Tasmania

Inception: 1971

Elevation above the sea: 57 m

Website: http://parks.tas.gov.au/natparks/kent

GPS coordinates: -39.47000,147.28000

Latest update: March 3, 2025 12:48