Low Head

Low Head is a rural residential locality in the local government area of in the Launceston LGA region of . The locality is about 5 kilometres north of the town of .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 507 residents
  • Description: suburb of George Town, Tasmania, Australia
  • Also known as: “Low Head, Tasmania” and “Low Head, Tasmania, Australia”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Low Head Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: DiverDave, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is in Low Head, , about 7 kilometres north of on the east side of the mouth of the Tamar River. It was the third lighthouse to be constructed in Australia, and it is also Australia's oldest continuously used pilot station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include George Town.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
and Low Head are historic townships in . was chosen as the Northern Headquarters for Tasmania, but later abandoned in favour of .

Low Head

Latitude
-41.06286° or 41° 3′ 46″ south
Longitude
146.79501° or 146° 47′ 42″ east
Population
507
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
4RC8WQPW+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 253664488
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2159432
Wiki­data ID
Q2646672
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Low Head” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Low Head”
  • Dutch: “Low Head”
  • French: “Low Head”
  • Italian: “Low Head”
  • Persian: “لو هد”
  • Polish: “Low Head”
  • Russian: “Лоу-Хед”
  • Swedish: “Low Head”
  • Urdu: “لو ہیڈ”
  • “Low Head”

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