Bird River is a short river that drains in the area of
South Darwin Peak, at the southern end 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 number ...
, into
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 ...
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 mor ...
, Australia.
The
North Mount Lyell Railway
The North Mount Lyell Railway was built to operate between the North Mount Lyell mine in West Coast, Tasmania, West Coast Tasmania and Pillinger, Tasmania, Pillinger in the Kelly Basin of Macquarie Harbour.
History
At the start of the Twenti ...
had to cross the river before reaching
Pillinger and the harbour in
Kelly Basin
Kelly Basin is a bay on the south eastern side of Macquarie Harbour on the West Coast of Tasmania.
It was named after James Kelly an early explorer of the Tasmanian coastline.
It was the location of the terminus of the North Mount Lyell Railw ...
.
The area around the river and Kelly Basin area is not in the South West World Heritage area, but is on the edge, and has various conservation processes due to the history and ecology of the area.
References
Rivers of Tasmania
Macquarie Harbour
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