Edgcumbe Beach is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of
Circular Head in the
North-west and west LGA region of
Tasmania
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. The locality is about east of the town of
Smithton. The
2016 census
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*16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17
*one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016
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* ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film
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recorded a population of 54 for the state suburb of Edgcumbe Beach.
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History
Edgcumbe Beach was gazetted as a locality in 1962. It is believed to be named for an early settler.
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 the northern boundary.
Road infrastructure
Route A2 ( Bass Highway) runs through from north-east to north-west.
References
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Towns in Tasmania
Localities of Circular Head Council