{{Infobox Australian place
, type = cadastral
, name = Arthur
, state = tas
, image = Arthur county Tasmania.PNG
, caption = Location in
Tasmania
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, nickname =
, image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates:
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdi ...
, near-nw =
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Franklin
Franklin may refer to:
People
* Franklin (given name)
* Franklin (surname)
* Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class
Places Australia
* Franklin, Tasmania, a township
* Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...
, near-ne =
Buckingham
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Kent
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Kent
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, near-s =
Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
, near-sw =
Southern Ocean
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Montgomery
Arthur Land District is one of the twenty land districts of
Tasmania
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, nickname =
, image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates:
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdi ...
which are part of the
Cadastral divisions of Tasmania
A cadastre or cadaster is a comprehensive recording of the real estate or real property's metes-and-bounds of a country.Jo Henssen, ''Basic Principles of the Main Cadastral Systems in the World,'/ref>
Often it is represented graphically in a ca ...
. It was formerly one of the 18
counties of Tasmania
The 18 former counties of Tasmania, renamed as Land Districts:
* Arthur County
* Buckingham County
* Cornwall County
*Cumberland County
* Devon County
* Dorset County
* Franklin County
* Glamorgan County
* Kent County
* Lincoln County
* Monmouth Co ...
. It is bordered by the
Gordon River
The Gordon River is a major perennial river located in the central highlands, south-west, and western regions of Tasmania, Australia.
Course and features
The Gordon River rises below Mount Hobhouse in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National ...
to the north-west, the
Huon River
The Huon River is a perennial river located in the south-west and south-east regions of Tasmania, Australia. At in length, the Huon River is the fifth-longest in the state, with its course flowing east through the fertile Huon Valley and empt ...
to the north-east, and the
Picton River
Picton may refer to:
Places
*Picton Castle, in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
* Picton, Cheshire, England, UK
*Picton (ward), an electoral ward of the Liverpool City Council, England, UK
*Picton, New South Wales, Australia
* Picton, Western Australia, a ...
to the east. It includes the
Arthur Range.
Land Districts of Tasmania
South West Tasmania