Mount Pelion

Mount Pelion is a mountain in George Town Council, Tasmania and has an elevation of 40 metres. Mount Pelion is situated nearby to the hamlet Bell Bay, as well as near the locality Middle Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tamar Valley Power Station and Bell Bay Power Station.

Tamar Valley Power Station

Power station

Tamar Valley Power Station is a $230 million natural gas-fired power station located in Bell Bay in the Tamar Valley, Tasmania. It is owned by Hydro Tasmania, and is immediately adjacent to the decommissioned Bell Bay Power Station, which is also owned by Hydro Tasmania. Tamar Valley Power Station is situated 2½ km southeast of Mount Pelion.

Bell Bay Power Station

The Bell Bay Power Station was a power station located in Bell Bay, on the Tamar River, Tasmania, Australia, adjacent to the Tamar Valley Power Station, with which it was often confused. Bell Bay Power Station is situated 2½ km south of Mount Pelion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include George Town and Beauty Point.

George Town

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

George Town and Low Head are historic townships in Tasmania. George Town was chosen as the Northern Headquarters for Tasmania, but later abandoned in favour of Launceston.

Beauty Point

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Beauty Point is a town by the Tamar River, in the north-east of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 45 km north of Launceston, on the West Tamar Highway and at the 2016 census, had a population of 1,222. It is part of the Municipality of West Tamar Council.

Mount Pelion

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 40 metres
Description: mountain in Tasmania, Australia
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: George Town Council, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-41.12° or 41° 7′ 12″ south

Longitude

146.89° or 146° 53′ 24″ east

Elevation

40 metres (131 feet)

Open location code

4RC8VVJQ+2X

GeoNames ID

8168641

Wikidata ID

Q21940764

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Satellite Map

Discover Mount Pelion from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mount Pelion” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Mount Pelion (bukid sa Awstralya, State of Tasmania)”
Cebuano: “Mount Pelion”
Swedish: “Mount Pelion (berg i Australien, Tasmanien)”

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Localities in the Area

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