Shearwater
Shearwater is a town on the north coast of Tasmania, Australia. It lies on the Rubicon Rivulet, just off Bass Strait, 19.6 km east of Devonport. The town of Port Sorell and Hawley Beach neighbour Shearwater.- Type: Suburb with 1,720 residents
- Description: town in Tasmania, Australia
- Also known as: “Shearwater, Tasmania” and “Shearwater, Tasmania, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Penguin Island and The Carbuncle.
Penguin Island
Islet
Penguin Island is a small island, with an area of 2.73 ha, part of the North Coast Group, lying in the southern Bass Strait near Devonport in north-west Tasmania.
The Carbuncle
Islet
The Carbuncle is a small island, part of the North Coast Group of islands, lying in southern Bass Strait near Port Sorell in north-west Tasmania, with an area of 1.91 ha. The Carbuncle is situated 4 km north of Shearwater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Sorell and Hawley Beach.
Port Sorell
Town
Port Sorell is a town on the north-central coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is on the waterway of the same name, just off Bass Strait, 20 km east of Devonport and close to Shearwater and Hawley Beach.
Hawley Beach
Suburb
Photo: Steven Penton, CC BY 2.0.
Hawley Beach is a rural and residential locality in the local government area of Latrobe in the north-west and west region of Tasmania. The locality is about 22 kilometres north-east of the town of Latrobe.
Shearwater
- Categories: town, suburb/locality of Tasmania, and locality
- Location: Latrobe Council, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.15965° or 41° 9′ 35″ southLongitude
146.53994° or 146° 32′ 24″ eastPopulation
1,720Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
4RC8RGRQ+4XOpenStreetMap ID
node 27120295OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8349144Wikidata ID
Q7492214
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Irish—“Shearwater” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Shearwater”
- Irish: “Shearwater”
- “Shearwater”
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