Boat Harbour is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of
Waratah–Wynyard in the
North-west and west LGA region of
Tasmania
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. The locality is about north-west of the town of
Wynyard Wynyard may refer to:
Australia:
*Wynyard, Sydney, the district of Sydney CBD around Wynyard railway station, Sydney
*Wynyard Park, Sydney
*Wynyard, Tasmania
*County of Wynyard, in the Murrumbidgee–Tumut region of New South Wales
Canada:
*Wynya ...
. The
2016 census
Sixteen or 16 may refer to:
*16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17
*one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016
Films
* ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film
* ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film dir ...
has a population of 273 for the state suburb of Boat Harbour.
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History
Boat Harbour was gazetted as a locality in 1966.
Geography
The waters of Bass Strait
Bass Strait () is a strait separating the island state of Tasmania from the Australian mainland (more specifically the coast of Victoria, with the exception of the land border across Boundary Islet). The strait provides the most direct waterwa ...
form most of the northern boundary, the exception being the locality of Boat Harbour Beach
Boat Harbour Beach is a small seaside township located about from Wynyard on the north-west coast of Tasmania. " Boat Harbour" is the name of the locality which surrounds the township. In the , Boat Harbour Beach, Boat Harbour and the nearby d ...
. The Flowerdale River
The Flowerdale River is a river in North West Tasmania, Australia, it extends approximately from the Campbell Ranges near West Takone before discharging into the Inglis River at Wynyard. The Flowerdale is the largest tributary system on the I ...
forms much of the southern boundary.
Road infrastructure
The Bass Highway (Route A2) passes through from east to south-west. Route C231 (Gates Road) starts at an intersection with A2 and runs south until it exits. Route C232 (Port Road) starts at an intersection with A2 and runs north to the locality of Boat Harbour Beach. Route C233 (Sisters Beach Road) starts at an intersection with C232 and runs west until it exits.
References
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Towns in Tasmania
Localities of Waratah–Wynyard Council