Teepookana was a short lived port, community and railway stopping place on the southern bank of the King River, in

Western Tasmania The West Coast of Tasmania is mainly isolated rough country, associated with wilderness, mining and tourism. It served as the location of an early convict settlement in the early history of Van Diemen's Land, and contrasts sharply with the mo ...

Port and railway station

It was important as a port during the construction of the railway between Regatta Point and Teepookana in the late nineteenth century. It was located between the two railway bridges that cross the King River. Following the completion of the railway the community diminished in size and importance, however it is still listed in railway information for the

West Coast Wilderness Railway The West Coast Wilderness Railway is a reconstruction of the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company Mount Lyell railway in Western Tasmania between Queenstown and Regatta Point, Strahan. The railway is significant because of its Abt rack sys ...

Station sequence

Queenstown (Tasmania) railway station Queenstown in Western Tasmania has had two railway stations. The original was built for the railway built for the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company, and lasted until the closing of the railway line in 1962. The newer station was built ...

* Lynchford * Rinadeena * Dubbil Barril * Teepookana * Regatta Point

Teepookana Plateau

Teepookana Plateau, Tasmania () is high ground adjacent to the King River, the site of forest reserves and forested areas to the west of the

West Coast Range The West Coast Range is a mountain range located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The range lies to the west and north of the main parts of the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. The range has had a significant num ...

and Mount Jukes in the West Coast of

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. It is within a few kilometres south of the location and railway line.

References

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