Macquarie Harbour (namesake)
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Macquarie Harbour is a large, remote inlet on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia, historically known for its harsh penal settlement and treacherous maritime conditions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Macquarie Harbour | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
harbour
ⓘ
inlet ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Strahan port NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Macquarie Harbour Penal Station operations ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | cool temperate maritime climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Gordon River estuary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grummet Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | coastal estuarine system ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Macquarie Harbor (variant spelling) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity | salmon aquaculture farms ⓘ |
| hasEntranceName | Hells Gates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive tannin-stained waters
ⓘ
remote location ⓘ shallow, narrow entrance called Hells Gates ⓘ surrounding temperate rainforest ⓘ |
| hasInflow |
Birchs Inlet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gordon River NERFINISHED ⓘ King River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNavigationHazard |
frequent rough seas outside entrance
ⓘ
sandbars at Hells Gates ⓘ strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasOutflow |
Hells Gates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTourismActivity | Gordon River cruises ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfPenalUse | early 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
convict settlement
ⓘ
penal transportation destination ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hells Gates entrance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
harsh penal settlement ⓘ historic Sarah Island penal colony ⓘ treacherous maritime conditions ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | west coast of Tasmania ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lachlan Macquarie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Strahan, Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearLocality | Sarah Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (partly, via Gordon River and surrounds)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Coast of Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Coast, Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportRole | shipping access to west coast mining regions ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aquaculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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