Cape Pillar is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of
Tasman in the
South-east LGA region of
Tasmania
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. The locality is about south-east of the town of
Nubeena
Nubeena is a town and fishing village on the Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia a township of Tasman Council, and seat of the municipality. At the 2016 census, Nubeena had a population of 481. It is the largest settlement on the peninsula.
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. The
2016 census recorded a population of 4 for the state suburb of Cape Pillar.
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It is on the ]Tasman Peninsula
The Tasman Peninsula, officially Turrakana / Tasman Peninsula, is a peninsula located in south-east Tasmania, Australia, approximately by the Arthur Highway, south-east of Hobart.
The Tasman Peninsula lies south and west of Forestier Peninsula ...
in the Tasman National Park
The Tasman National Park is a national park in eastern Tasmania, Australia, approximately east of Hobart. The park is situated on part of both the Forestier and Tasman peninsulas and encompasses all of Tasman Island.
History
Whaling a ...
, adjacent to Tasman Island.
It is notable as a coastal feature of the Dolerite
Diabase (), also called dolerite () or microgabbro,
is a mafic, holocrystalline, subvolcanic rock equivalent to volcanic basalt or plutonic gabbro. Diabase dikes and sills are typically shallow intrusive bodies and often exhibit fine-grain ...
landscape of the area.
It has been captured in illustrations as early as 1824 and later.
It is the location of a rare casuarina, '' Allocasuarina crassa''.
It has been an area where whales have been sighted.
It is a reference point on the coast for mapping by Australian navy hydrographic service.
History
Cape Pillar is a confirmed locality.
Geography
The waters of the Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea ( Māori: ''Te Tai-o-Rēhua'', ) is a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean, situated between Australia and New Zealand. It measures about across and about from north to south. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer ...
form the western, southern and eastern boundaries.
Road infrastructure
Route C344 (Fortescue Bay Road) passes to the north of the locality. From there, Three Capes Track provides access to the locality.
Notes
Tasman National Park
Localities of Tasman Council
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