Derwent
The River Derwent is a river in Tasmania, Australia, also known by the palawa kani name timtumili minanya. The river rises in the state's Central Highlands at Lake St Clair, and descends more than 700 metres over a distance of more than 200 kilometres, flowing through Hobart, the state's capital city, before emptying into Storm Bay and flowing into the Tasman Sea.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in south east Tasmania, Australia
- Also known as: “Derwent River, Tasmania”, “Derwent River. Tas.”, “River Derwent”, “River Derwent, Tasmania”, “timtumili minanya”, “Timtumili Minanya”, and “デルウェント川”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tinderbox and South Arm.
Tinderbox
Hamlet
Tinderbox is a rural residential locality in the local… Tinderbox is situated 3 km west of Derwent.
South Arm
Village
South Arm is a rural residential locality in the local… South Arm is situated 4½ km northeast of Derwent.
Blackmans Bay
Suburb
Blackmans Bay is a coastal suburb of Kingborough Council, Tasmania, Australia. Blackmans Bay is situated 6 km northwest of Derwent.
Derwent
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.05° or 43° 3′ south
Longitude
147.36667° or 147° 22′ east
Open location code
4R89X928+2M
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Welsh—“Derwent” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Դերվենտ”
- Asturian: “Ríu Derwent”
- Bulgarian: “Деруент (река)”
- Bulgarian: “Деруент”
- Cebuano: “River Derwent”
- Chinese: “德文特河”
- Czech: “Derwent”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ديروينت”
- French: “Derwent River”
- Galician: “río Derwent”
- Georgian: “დერუენტი”
- German: “Derwent River”
- Hausa: “Kogin Derwent (Tasmania)”
- Hausa: “Kogin Derwent”
- Hebrew: “דרוונט (נהר בטסמניה)”
- Irish: “Abhainn Derwent”
- Italian: “Derwent (Tasmania)”
- Italian: “Derwent”
- Japanese: “ダーウェント川”
- Kazakh: “Деруэнт өзені”
- Korean: “더원트강”
- Northern Frisian: “Derwent Struum”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Derwent”
- Norwegian: “Derwent”
- Polish: “Derwent”
- Portuguese: “Rio Derwent”
- Russian: “Деруэнт”
- Slovenian: “Derwent”
- Spanish: “Río Derwent”
- Swedish: “River Derwent”
- Turkish: “Derwent Nehri (Avustralya)”
- Turkish: “Derwent Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Дервент”
- Ukrainian: “Деруент”
- Venetian: “Fiume Derwent”
- Welsh: “Afon Derwent”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Dennes Point and Howden.
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