Wickham is a rural locality in the local government area of
King Island on
King Island in
Bass Strait, north of
Tasmania
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. It is located about north 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 administrative centre for the island. The
2016 census determined a population of 9 for the state suburb of Wickham.
Geography
Bass Strait forms the western and northern boundaries.
Road infrastructure
The B25 route (Rocky Point Road / Cape Wickham Road) enters from the south and runs north and west to the village of Wickham, where it turns north and continues to
Cape Wickham Lighthouse
The Cape Wickham Lighthouse is a lighthouse situated at Cape Wickham on King Island, Tasmania. At tall, it is Australia's tallest lighthouse. The lighthouse is listed on the Commonwealth Heritage Register.
There are eleven timber flights o ...
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References
King Island (Tasmania)
Towns in Tasmania
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