Little Swanport is a rural locality and an
estuary
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environment ...
in the local government area of
Glamorgan–Spring Bay in the
South-east region of
Tasmania
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. It is especially significant for the
Little Swanport language
Little Swanport Tasmanian is an aboriginal language of Tasmania in the reconstruction of Claire Bowern.Claire Bowern, September 2012, "The riddle of Tasmanian languages", ''Proc. R. Soc. B'', 279, 4590–4595, doi: 10.1098/rspb.2012.1842 It ...
. The locality is about north of the town of
Swansea
Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe).
The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...
. The
2016 census has a population of 117 for the state suburb of Little Swanport.
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History
Little Swanport is a confirmed suburb/locality.George Augustus Robinson
George Augustus Robinson (22 March 1791 – 18 October 1866) was a British-born colonial official and self-trained preacher in colonial Australia. In 1824, Robinson travelled to Hobart, Van Diemen’s Land, where he attempted to negotiate ...
in 1831 as meaning ‘place where a moving stream flows into a large estuary surrounded by hills’.
Geography
The eastern boundary of Little Swanport is the Tasman Sea. The locality surrounds the estuary of the Little Swanport River
The Little Swanport River is a perennial river located on the east coast of Tasmania, Australia.
Course and features
The Little Swanport River forms a key part of the within Little Swanport water catchment. It is here that the Little Swanport ...
and the locality of Pontypool.
Road infrastructure
The A3 route (Tasman Highway
The Tasman Highway (or A3) is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. Like the Midland Highway, it connects the major cities of Hobart and Launceston – however it takes a different route, via the north-eastern and eastern coasts of the state. The ...
) enters from the south and runs through to the north-east.
References
Localities of Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council
Towns in Tasmania
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