The Fisheries

The Fisheries is a bay in Tasmania, Australia. The Fisheries is situated nearby to the locality The Hazards.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Picnic Island and Refuge Island.

Picnic Island

Islet

Picnic Island is a small, privately owned, rocky island, with an area of about one hectare, part of the Schouten Island Group, lying close to the eastern coast of Tasmania near the Freycinet Peninsula. Picnic Island is situated 3 km northwest of The Fisheries.

Refuge Island

Islet

Refuge Island is a flat granite island, with an area of about 6 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Schouten Island Group, lying close to the eastern coast of Tasmania near the Freycinet Peninsula and is part of the Freycinet National Park. Refuge Island is situated 4 km southwest of The Fisheries.

Hazards Beach

Beach

Photo: Ray Hayward, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hazards Beach is situated 3½ km south of The Fisheries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include The Hazards and Coles Bay.

The Hazards

Locality

Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Hazards are a mountain range in the Freycinet National Park on the east coast of Tasmania, Australia. The range is positioned between Coles Bay and Wineglass Bay and are said to be named after a local whaler, African-American Captain Richard Hazard.

Coles Bay

Photo: Aaroncrick, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Coles Bay is an Australian town on the east Coast of Tasmania 192 km north-east of Hobart and 173 km south-east of Launceston, being the main entrance point for visitors to the Freycinet National Park.

The Fisheries

Latitude

-42.14874° or 42° 8′ 56″ south

Longitude

148.289° or 148° 17′ 20″ east

Elevation

54 metres (177 feet)

Open location code

4R9CV72Q+GH

GeoNames ID

9616352

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