Prospect
Prospect is a residential locality in the local government area of Launceston in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 8 kilometres south of the town of Launceston.Places of Interest
Highlights include Silverdome and Duck Reach Power Station.
Silverdome
Sports venue
Photo: DaHuzyBru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Silverdome is an indoor sporting and entertainment venue located in Launceston, Tasmania. The capacity of the venue is 5,000. When it was built in 1984, it was Australia's first indoor velodrome.
Duck Reach Power Station
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Duck Reach Power Station was the first publicly owned hydro-electric plant in the Southern Hemisphere, and provided the Tasmanian city of Launceston with hydro-electric power from its construction in 1895 to its closure in 1955.
Launceston General Hospital
Hospital
The Launceston General Hospital is one of the three main public hospitals in Tasmania, Australia. It is located in Launceston and serves the north of the state. Launceston General Hospital is situated 3 km north of Prospect.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Summerhill and Prospect Vale.
Summerhill
Suburb
Summerhill is a residential locality in the local government areas of Launceston and Meander Valley in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 6 kilometres south of the town of Launceston.
Prospect Vale
Suburb
Prospect Vale is a rural/residential locality in the local government areas of Launceston and Meander Valley in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 7 kilometres south-west of the town of Launceston.
Kings Meadows
Suburb
Kings Meadows is a residential locality in the local government area of Launceston in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 5 kilometres south of the town of Launceston.
Prospect
- Categories: suburb/locality of Tasmania and locality
- Location: Launceston, Eastern Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.47156° or 41° 28′ 18″ southLongitude
147.13401° or 147° 8′ 2″ eastPopulation
1,910Open location code
4RC9G4HM+9JOpenStreetMap ID
node 322699932OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q7250721
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Prospect” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Prospect”
- Irish: “Prospect”
- Japanese: “プロスペクト”
- “Prospect”
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