King George Sound
King George Sound is a body of water within Norfolk Bay, in Tasmania, Australia. It opens into Norfolk Bay at King George Island and extends to the town of Murdunna.Photo: Tasmoons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Strait
- Description: sound in Tasmania, Australia
- Also known as: “King George’s Sound”
Places of Interest
Highlights include King George Island.
King George Island
Islet
Photo: Jkokavec, CC BY-SA 3.0.
King George Island is an island in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Sloping Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunalley.
Dunalley
Town
Dunalley is a rural / residential locality in the local government areas of Sorell and Tasman in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 31 kilometres south-east of the town of Sorell.
King George Sound
- Categories: sound and body of water
- Location: Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-42.9526° or 42° 57′ 9″ southLongitude
147.83618° or 147° 50′ 10″ eastOpen location code
4R992RWP+XFOpenStreetMap ID
node 4293050130OpenStreetMap feature
natural=straitGeoNames ID
2161361Wikidata ID
Q19874931
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“King George Sound” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “King George Sound (estretso sa Awstralya, State of Tasmania)”
- Cebuano: “King George Sound”
- Swedish: “King George Sound (sund i Australien, Tasmanien)”
- Swedish: “King George Sound”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sommers Bay and Murdunna.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Conical Hill and Sommers Beach.
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