The peninsula is located north of Schouten Island and is contained within the Freycinet National Park.

[1] The peninsula is a large, dramatic land formation carved into Tasmania's eastern coastline.

It is surrounded by Schouten Passage and Island on its southern tip and Oyster Bay on its western side.

[3] The "Vanderlyn Island" was the last sighting of Australia by Abel Tasman in 1642 before turning east to New Zealand.

Nicholas Baudin named the peninsula after French explorer Louis de Freycinet.