The Forestier Peninsula is a
peninsula located in south-east
Tasmania
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Australia, approximately by the
Arthur Highway, south-east of
Hobart. The peninsula is connected to mainland Tasmania at
East Bay Neck, near the town of at its northern end. At
Eaglehawk Neck, the southern end of the Forestier Peninsula is connected to 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 ...
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Location and features
The peninsula measures about long by wide, and is a part of the
Tasman municipality.
The east coast of the peninsula, facing 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 ...
is contained within the
Tasman National Park.
Bay whaling activities were conducted in the coves of the peninsula in the 1830s and 1840s.
Located on Forestier Peninsula facing Norfolk Bay, Flinders Bay, north west of Eaglehawk Neck, was once the site of a convict Probation Station which was established in 1841. The 200 convicts were involved in timber getting and land clearing. The station, beside the mouth of Flinders Creek, was short lived and closed within several years of establishment. The convicts were transferred to the
penal settlement of .
The peninsula was severely impacted by the
2013 Tasmanian bushfires with significant property damage, particularly in and around the hamlet of Murdunna.
A historical survey map is available which outlines the geology and vegetation of
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 ...
, Forestier Peninsula and south east from
Coal River
See also
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Geography of Tasmania
References
Further reading
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East Coast Tasmania
Peninsulas of Tasmania
South East coast of Tasmania
Whaling stations in Australia
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