Somerset

Burnie is the fourth largest city in , with a population of around 20,000. It is on the northwestern coast of Tasmania. Once renowned as a single-industry town with scant concern for the environment, Burnie has undergone a significant transformation into an attractive coastal city with a diverse economy.
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Photo: Ghouston, CC0.
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  • Type: Town with 3,770 residents
  • Description: town in Tasmania, Australia
  • Also known as: Somerset, Tasmania” and “Somerset, Tasmania, Australia
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Burnie High School.

School
is a government comprehensive secondary school for boys and girls located in , a suburb of , , Australia. Established in 1916, the school caters for approximately 600 students from Years 7 to 9. is situated 3½ km east of Somerset.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Cam and Cooee.

Suburb
is a semi-rural locality in the local government area of in the North-west and west LGA region of . The locality is about 6 kilometres south-west of the town of . is situated 2½ km southeast of Somerset.

Suburb
is a small town on the north-west coast of immediately west of , to which it is in effect a dormitory suburb. At the 2011 census, had a population of 559. is situated 4 km east of Somerset.

Suburb
is a suburban locality in the local government area of in the North-west and west LGA region of . The locality is about 3 kilometres west of the town of . is situated 5 km east of Somerset.

Somerset

Latitude
-41.04061° or 41° 2′ 26″ south
Longitude
145.82657° or 145° 49′ 36″ east
Population
3,770
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
United Nations Location Code
AU SST
Open location code
4RC7XR5G+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 725890301
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2149138
Wiki­data ID
Q1498015
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Satellite Map

Discover Somerset from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“Somerset” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Somerset
  • Basque: Somerset (Tasmania)
  • Basque: Somerset
  • Cebuano: Somerset
  • Dutch: Somerset
  • French: Somerset
  • German: Somerset
  • Irish: Somerset
  • Persian: سامرست، تاسمانیا
  • Persian: سامرست
  • Swedish: Somerset, Tasmanien
  • Swedish: Somerset
  • Somerset

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Somerset Basketball Stadium and Somerset Cemetery.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Somerset”. Photo: Ghouston, CC0.