The Cam River estuary is located in
Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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roughly halfway between the township of
Wynyard and the city of
Burnie
Burnie is a port city on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. When founded in 1827, it was named Emu Bay, being renamed after William Burnie, a director of the Van Diemen's Land Company, in the early 1840s.
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on the
North West Coast of
Tasmania
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. The northern part of the Cam River forms part of the boundary between the
City of Burnie
Burnie City Council (or City of Burnie) is a Local government in Australia, local government body in Tasmania, located in the city and surrounds of Burnie, Tasmania, Burnie in the north-west of the state. The Burnie local government area is cl ...
and
Waratah-Wynyard local government areas.
Popular for fishing, kayaks, swimming and other family leisure activities.
Amenities include boat ramp, walking tracks, toilets, playground, picnic and BBQ facilities.
The Park area is known locally as the "Boat Park" as it has a large wooden boat for children to play on. The Boat is called "Port Maldon" in recognition of the ship building history of this area of the Cam River.
[http://www.warwyn.tas.gov.au/page.aspx?u=241 Waratah Wynyard Council Parks & Reserves]
References
Rivers of Tasmania
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