George Town HVDC Converter station
George Town HVDC Converter station is an electrical substation in George Town Council, Tasmania. George Town HVDC Converter station is situated nearby to George Town Golf Course, as well as near the peak Mount George.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tamar Valley Power Station and Bell Bay Power Station.
Tamar Valley Power Station
Power station
Tamar Valley Power Station is a $230 million natural gas-fired power station located in Bell Bay in the Tamar Valley, Tasmania. It is owned by Hydro Tasmania, and is immediately adjacent to the decommissioned Bell Bay Power Station, which is also owned by Hydro Tasmania. Tamar Valley Power Station is situated 3 km south of George Town HVDC Converter station.
Bell Bay Power Station
The Bell Bay Power Station was a power station located in Bell Bay, on the Tamar River, Tasmania, Australia, adjacent to the Tamar Valley Power Station, with which it was often confused. Bell Bay Power Station is situated 3 km south of George Town HVDC Converter station.Places in the Area
Nearby places include George Town and Beauty Point.
George Town
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
George Town and Low Head are historic townships in Tasmania. George Town was chosen as the Northern Headquarters for Tasmania, but later abandoned in favour of Launceston.
Beauty Point
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beauty Point is a town by the Tamar River, in the north-east of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 45 km north of Launceston, on the West Tamar Highway and at the 2016 census, had a population of 1,222. It is part of the Municipality of West Tamar Council.
Low Head
Village
Low Head is a rural residential locality in the local government area of George Town in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 5 kilometres north of the town of George Town. Low Head is situated 10 km northwest of George Town HVDC Converter station.
George Town HVDC Converter station
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: George Town Council, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.11446° or 41° 6′ 52″ southLongitude
146.8921° or 146° 53′ 32″ eastOpen location code
4RC8VVPR+6ROpenStreetMap ID
way 104720150
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include George Town Golf Course and Mount George.
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