Franklin Islands

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The Franklin Islands in the Nuyts Archipelago and Nicolas Baudin Island Conservation Park are prohibited areas and seasonal safety conditions apply to other islands.

The Franklin Islands were named by Flinders on 3 February 1802 for midshipman John Franklin. The two islands lie 15km from the mainland and 13km east-south-east of Evans Island. Both islands are calcarenite-capped plateaus, dropping steeply to granite platforms along the coastlines. The islands are joined by a ribbon of white sand that dries at low tide. The Franklin Islands were at one stage incorporated into the pastoral lease of St Francis Island, and were used as bonus grazing land for sheep during good seasons. Both islands have been declared Prohibited Areas (Gazette 26.4.1974, page 1459) to protect the Greater Stick-nest Rat populations there.

Franklin Isld
4.2.1802. Flinders. Named after Midshipman, Investigator, John (later Sir) Franklin, who, later in life was promoted to Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy, and served a term as Governor of Tasmania.
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Coordinates:   32°26'56"S   133°39'14"E
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