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Strahan
Strahan may refer to: *Strahan (surname) *Strahan, Tasmania, main port town of Macquarie Harbour, Western Tasmania *HMAS Strahan, HMAS ''Strahan'', ''Bathurst'' class corvette serving during World War II {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strahan (surname)
Strahan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Art Strahan (born 1943), American football player for the Houston Oilers, Atlanta Falcons, and Orlando Panthers *Frank Strahan (born 1886), Australian public servant * Freddie Strahan (born 1938), Shelbourne F.C football player 1960-1973 *Major Sir George Strahan (1838–1887), British colonial administrator and Governor of Tasmania (1881–1886) * Colonel George Strahan (1839–1911), British army engineer and surveyor in India *John Strahan, architect working in Bristol and Somerset around 1750 *Jonathan Strahan (born 1964), Australian editor and critic *Michael Strahan (born 1971), American football player for the New York Giants and media personality * Philip Strahan, American economist * Reuben S. Strahan (1835–1895), American politician and judge in Oregon *Ronald Strahan (1922–2010), Australian zoologist * Sam Strahan (1944–2019), New Zealand rugby union player *William Strahan (publisher) William Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strahan, Tasmania
Strahan (pronounced "straw-n"), is a small town and former port on the west coast of Tasmania. It is now a significant locality for tourism in the region. Strahan Harbour and Risby Cove form part of the north-east end of Long Bay on the northern end of Macquarie Harbour. At the , Strahan had a population of 658. Port Originally developed as a port of access for the mining settlements in the area, the town was known as Long Bay or Regatta Point until 1877, when it was formally named after the colony’s Governor, Sir George Cumine Strahan. Strahan was a vital location for the timber industry that existed around Macquarie Harbour. For a substantial part of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century it also was port for regular shipping of passengers and cargo. The Strahan Marine Board was an important authority dealing with the issues of the port and Macquarie Harbour up until the end of the twentieth century when it was absorbed into the Hobart Marine Board. Post o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macquarie Harbour
Macquarie Harbour is a shallow fjord in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. It is approximately , and has an average depth of , with deeper places up to . It is navigable by shallow-draft vessels. The main channel is kept clear by the presence of a rock wall on the outside of the channel's curve. This man-made wall prevents erosion and keeps the channel deep and narrow, rather than allowing the channel to become wide and shallow. A reported Aboriginal name for the harbour is ''Parralaongatek''. The harbour was named in honour of Scottish Major General Lachlan Macquarie, the fifth Colonial Governor of New South Wales. History James Kelly wrote in his narrative ''First Discovery of Port Davey and Macquarie Harbour'' how he sailed from Hobart in a small open five-oared whaleboat to discover Macquarie Harbour on 28 December 1815. However, different accounts of the journey have indicated different methods and dates of the discovery. In the commentary to the ''Historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 more developed and populous northern and eastern parts of the island state. Climate The west coast has a much cooler and wetter climate when compared to the east coast. Frequent low pressure systems hit the west coast causing heavy rain, snow, and ice. The West Coast Range blocks these systems from impacting the east, therefore making the West Coast a rain catchment with some areas receiving over of rain a year. In winter temperatures at sea level hover around , and when not raining, morning frost is common. The temperatures are much lower inland from the coast with maximums in winter often failing to surpass . Typically, the snow line in winter is around 900 metres (3000 ft), however sea level snow falls several times each winter a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
