Loorana is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of
King Island King Island, Kings Island or King's Island may refer to:
Australia
* King Island (Queensland)
* King Island, at Wellington Point, Queensland
* King Island (Tasmania)
** King Island Council, the local government area that contains the Tasmanian is ...
in the
North-west and west LGA region of
Tasmania
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. The locality is about north-east of the town of
Currie
Currie ( gd, Currach, IPA: kʰuːᵲəx is a village and suburb on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated south west of the city centre. Formerly within the County of Midlothian, it now falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edi ...
. The
2016 census recorded a population of 120 for the state suburb of Loorana.
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History
Loorana was gazetted as a locality in 1971. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “brushwood”. The area was previously known as Porky.
Geography
The waters of the Southern Ocean
The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica. With a size of , it is regarded as the second-small ...
form the western boundary.
Road infrastructure
Route B25 (North Road) runs through from south to north.
References
Towns in Tasmania
King Island (Tasmania)
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