Hells Gates
Hells Gates is the name of the mouth of Macquarie Harbour on the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is a notoriously shallow and dangerous channel entrance to the harbour.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Entrance Island and Bonnet Island.
Entrance Island
Islet
Entrance Island is a low island with an area of 6.1 ha. It lies at the entrance to Macquarie Harbour in Western Tasmania at an area known as Hell's Gates. It contains a light beacon and jetty.
Bonnet Island
Islet
Bonnet Island is a low island with an area of 2.21 ha. It lies at the entrance to Macquarie Harbour in Western Tasmania, Australia, in the vicinity of Hells Gates.
Hells Gates
- Type: Strait
- Description: name of entrance to Macquarie Harbour, Western Tasmania
- Categories: sound and body of water
- Location: Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-42.21013° or 42° 12′ 37″ southLongitude
145.21423° or 145° 12′ 51″ eastOpen location code
4R97Q6Q7+WMOpenStreetMap ID
node 3759716672OpenStreetMap feature
natural=straitGeoNames ID
2206019Wikidata ID
Q1337028
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hells Gates” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hells Gates”
- Chinese: “地狱之门（塔斯马尼亚州）”
- Chinese: “地狱之门”
- Dutch: “Hells Gates”
- German: “Hells Gates”
- Swedish: “Hells Gates”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Macquarie Heads and Grandfathers Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Entrance Island Lighthouse and Bonnet Island Lighthouse.
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