Boxalls Bay
Boxalls Bay is a small bay located on the western side of the Forestier Peninsula, facing Norfolk Bay. It lies south of Tinpot Island and North of Eaglehawk Neck.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tinpot Island and Dart Island.
Tinpot Island
Islet
Tinpot Island is a small island classified as a conservation area within Norfolk Bay, Tasmania.
Dart Island
Islet
Dart Island, part of the Tasman Island Group, lies close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is located in Norfolk Bay, situated off the Tasman Peninsula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taranna and Koonya.
Taranna
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taranna is a small township of 156 on the Tasman Peninsula, about 9 km north of Port Arthur. It's home of the Tasmanian Devil Unzoo, a popular place to see Tasmanian devils.
Koonya
Hamlet
Koonya is a rural locality in the local government area of Tasman in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 18 kilometres north-east of the town of Nubeena.
Eaglehawk Neck
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Teralina / Eaglehawk Neck is the narrow strip of land that marked the northern border of the Port Arthur convict site on the Tasman Peninsula. The 30-meter narrow strip was guarded by dogs to prevent convicts from escaping during the early 19th century – this line is now called The Dog Line, and there is a small museum explaining the historical significance of this narrow strip.
Boxalls Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bight in Australia
- Categories: bight and body of water
- Location: Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.00776° or 43° 0′ 28″ southLongitude
147.84373° or 147° 50′ 37″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
4R89XRRV+VFOpenStreetMap ID
node 3232390450OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Boxalls Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Boxalls Bay”
- Swedish: “Boxalls Bay”
Localities in the Area
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