Samphire Island
Samphire Island is an island in Tasmania, Australia. Samphire Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Dulcot, as well as near Penna.Places of Interest
Highlights include Richmond Gaol Historic Site.
Richmond Gaol Historic Site
Museum
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Richmond Gaol is a convict era building and tourist attraction in Richmond, Tasmania, and is the oldest intact gaol in Australia. Building of the gaol commenced in 1825, and predates the establishment of the penal colony at Port Arthur in 1833. Richmond Gaol Historic Site is situated 4 km north of Samphire Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Richmond and Cambridge.
Richmond
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Richmond is a sizable historic village of around 900 inhabitants in the southwest of the Australian state of Tasmania. It is part of the Greater Hobart region.
Cambridge
Village
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Cambridge is a suburb in the greater area of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is in the City of Clarence local government area. The suburb is situated in close proximity to Hobart Airport and the Cambridge Aerodrome, and is approximately 18 km to Hobart via the Tasman Highway. Cambridge is situated 7 km south of Samphire Island.
Grasstree Hill
Hamlet
Grasstree Hill is a rural locality in the local government area of Clarence in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 15 kilometres north of the town of Rosny Park. Grasstree Hill is situated 7 km west of Samphire Island.
Samphire Island
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Samphire Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Samphire Island (pulo sa Awstralya, State of Tasmania, lat -42,77, long 147,45)”
- Cebuano: “Samphire Island”
- Swedish: “Samphire Island”
- Turkish: “Samphire Adası (I)”
- Turkish: “Samphire Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dulcot and Penna.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Coal River and Pitt Water Nature Reserve.
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