Surprise Bay is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of
King Island in the
north-west and west LGA region of
Tasmania
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. The locality is about south 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 nil for the state suburb of Surprise Bay.
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History
Surprise Bay is a confirmed locality.
Geography
The waters of the Southern Ocean
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form the south-western boundary, and those of Bass Strait the south-eastern.
Climate
Surprise Bay has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...
: ''Cfb''), bordering on a warm Mediterranean climate (''Csb'').
Road infrastructure
An un-numbered route (South Road) provides access to the locality.
References
Towns in Tasmania
King Island (Tasmania)
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