Penguin
Penguin is a small town in northern Tasmania, situated between Burnie and Ulverstone. It was named after the little penguins that used to wander around its beaches.
- Type: Town with 3,330 residents
- Description: town in Tasmania, Australia
- Also known as: “Penguin, Tasmania”, “Penguin, Tasmania, Australia”, and “Пингвин (город)”
Photo: BrisbanePom, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Penguin Beach and Penguin Uniting Church and Hall.
Penguin
- Categories: suburb/locality of Tasmania and locality
- Location: Central Coast Council, Western Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.1151° or 41° 6′ 54″ south
Longitude
146.0725° or 146° 4′ 21″ east
Population
3,330
Elevation
89 metres (292 feet)
UN/LOCODE
AU PEG
Open location code
4RC8V3MC+XX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Urdu—“Penguin” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Penguin”
- Basque: “Penguin (Tasmania)”
- Basque: “Penguin”
- Cebuano: “Penguin”
- Dutch: “Penguin”
- French: “Penguin”
- German: “Penguin”
- Igbo: “Penguin”
- Irish: “Penguin”
- Malagasy: “Penguin”
- Persian: “پینگوئین”
- Polish: “Penguin”
- Russian: “Пенгуин”
- Swedish: “Penguin”
- Urdu: “پینگوئن، تسمانیہ”
- “Penguin”
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Places to explore: Carmantown and Preservation Bay.
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