Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia

by Patricia Chew
(Tasmania, Australia)

This island, the size of Singapore, lies between Tasmania and the South Pole. Tasmania is the southernmost state of Australia and is one of few places in the world for launching trips to the South Pole.

The waters on the left are the rough choppy waters of the Great Southern Ocean (Antarctic Ocean) and on the right sheltered Channel waters, separated only by a thin strip of land called The Neck