WebCoordinates. Sandy Bay is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, located immediately south of the central business district, and adjoining the suburb of Battery Point.Sandy Bay is bounded on the east by the Derwent River, and has several beaches along the shore, the main beaches with public access are Short Beach, Nutgrove Beach, …

WebProtected areas of Tasmania consist of protected areas located within Tasmania and its immediate onshore waters, including Macquarie Island.It includes areas of crown land (withheld land) managed by Tasmanian Government agencies as well as private reserves. As of 2016, 52% of Tasmania's land area has some form of reservation classification, the …

WebNew Norfolk is a town on the River Derwent, in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia.At the 2011 census, New Norfolk had a population of 5,543.. Situated 32 kilometres (20 mi) north-west of Hobart on the Lyell Highway, New Norfolk is a modern Australian regional centre which retains evidence of its pioneer heritage.Two examples of this heritage are …

WebThe history of Tasmania begins at the end of the most recent ice age (approximately 10,000 years ago) when it is believed that the island was joined to the Australian mainland. ... 1827 saw the first regatta-style events on Derwent River and Van Diemen's Land Company began settlement at Emu Bay (now Burnie).

WebThe geology of Tasmania is complex, with the world's biggest exposure of diabase, or dolerite.The rock record contains representatives of each period of the Neoproterozoic, Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras. It is one of the few southern hemisphere areas that were glaciated during the Pleistocene with glacial landforms in the higher parts. The west …

WebThe Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish (Astacopsis gouldi), also called Tasmanian giant freshwater lobster, is the largest freshwater invertebrate and the largest freshwater crayfish species in the world. The species is only found in the rivers below 400 metres (1,300 ft) above sea level in northern Tasmania, an island-state of Australia.It is listed as an …

WebThe Tasman Bridge disaster occurred on the evening of 5 January 1975, in Hobart, the capital city of Australia's island state of Tasmania, when the bulk carrier Lake Illawarra, travelling up the Derwent River, collided with several pylons of the Tasman Bridge and caused a large section of the bridge deck to collapse onto the ship and into the river below.

WebKing Island is an island in the Bass Strait, belonging to the Australian state of Tasmania.It is the largest of three islands known as the New Year Group, and the second-largest island in Bass Strait (after Flinders Island).The island's population at the 2016 census was 1,585 people, up from 1,566 in 2011. The local government area of the island is the King Island …

WebDerwent River: Salamanca Place is a precinct of Hobart, the capital city of the Australian state of Tasmania. Salamanca Place itself consists of rows of sandstone buildings, formerly warehouses for the port of Hobart Town that have since been converted into restaurants, galleries, craft shops and offices. ...

WebThe Maatsuyker Islands are a group of islands and rocks 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) off the south coast of Tasmania, Australia. Maatsuyker Island is the southernmost island of the group and of the Australian continental shelf.There are exposed rocks further south of Maatsuyker but they do not meet the definition of "islands". Macquarie Island, far to the …