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”, “Derwent River, Tasmania”, “Derwent River. Tas.”, “River Derwent”, “River Derwent, Tasmania”, and “timtumili minanya”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tinderbox and South Arm.
Tinderbox
Hamlet
Tinderbox is a rural residential locality in the local government area of Kingborough in the Hobart region of Tasmania. It is located about 13 kilometres south of the town of Kingston. Tinderbox is situated 3 km west of Derwent.
South Arm
Village
South Arm is a rural residential locality in the local government area of Clarence in the Hobart region of Tasmania. The locality is about 32 kilometres south-east of the town of Rosny Park. South Arm is situated 4½ km northeast of Derwent.
Blackmans Bay
Suburb
Blackmans Bay is a coastal suburb of Kingborough Council, Tasmania, Australia. It forms part of the Kingston-Blackmans Bay urban area and is a satellite town of Greater Hobart. 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
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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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”
- French: “Timtumili Minanya”
- Galician: “río Derwent”
- Georgian: “დერუენტი”
- German: “Derwent River”
- Hausa: “Kogin Derwent”
- Hebrew: “דרוונט (נהר בטסמניה)”
- Irish: “Abhainn Derwent”
- Italian: “Derwent (Tasmania)”
- Italian: “Derwent”
- Japanese: “ダーウェント川”
- Japanese: “デルウェント川”
- Kazakh: “Деруэнт өзені”
- Korean: “더원트강”
- Northern Frisian: “Derwent Struum”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Derwent River”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Derwent”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “River Derwent”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “timtumili minanya”
- Norwegian: “Derwent”
- Polish: “Derwent”
- Portuguese: “Rio Derwent”
- Russian: “Деруэнт”
- Slovenian: “Derwent”
- Spanish: “Rio 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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