Fortescue
Fortescue is a hamlet in Tasmania, Australia. Fortescue is situated nearby to the locality Tunah Plains, as well as near Cape Pillar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Totem Pole and The Candlestick.
Totem Pole
Islet
The Totem Pole is a sea stack popular amongst rockclimbers in the Tasman National Park, Tasmania, Australia. It contains a number of climbing routes, all of which require a Tyrolean traverse to return to the mainland, and is famous for being the site of the 1998 accident which caused British climber Paul Pritchard's hemiplegia. Totem Pole is situated 4 km east of Fortescue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Arthur.
Port Arthur
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Arthur is a small town and former penal settlement on the Tasman Peninsula in Tasmania, the island state of Australia. The town is about one and a half hours drive from the state capital Hobart.
Fortescue
Latitude
-43.14283° or 43° 8′ 34″ southLongitude
147.95886° or 147° 57′ 32″ eastOpen location code
4R89VX45+VGOpenStreetMap ID
node 507006640OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include S.S. William Pitt and Pillars of the south.
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