Monk Bay
Monk Bay is a bay in Tasmania, Australia. Monk Bay is situated nearby to the hamlet Sloping Main, as well as near Saltwater River.Places of Interest
Highlights include Coal Mines Historic Site.
Coal Mines Historic Site
Historic site
Photo: Cnwb, Public domain.
Coal Mines Historic Site was a convict probation station and the site of Tasmania's first operational coal mine, serving for a period of 15 years "as a place of punishment for the 'worst class' of convicts from Port Arthur".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Primrose Sands.
Primrose Sands
Suburb
Primrose Sands is a mixed urban and rural locality in the local government area of Sorell in the South-east region of Tasmania. The locality is about 20 kilometres south-east of the town of Sorell.
Monk Bay
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-42.9641° or 42° 57′ 51″ southLongitude
147.72965° or 147° 43′ 47″ eastOpen location code
4R992PPH+9VOpenStreetMap ID
node 3020493014OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
8193595
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Highlights include Mount Stewart and Cottage Ruins circa. 1850.
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