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At Vanishing Falls, the Salisbury River flows over a dolerite plateau underlain by limestone.The river flows over the edge of the dolerite sill and drains straight into a cave system in the limestone, a phenomenon attributed to karst processes.
Geilston Bay (pronounced both "Jeels-ton and "Geels-ton", other pronunciations also possible) [a] is a largely residential suburb of Hobart between Risdon Vale, Shag Bay, and Lindisfarne, in the City of Clarence located on the Eastern Shore of the Derwent River, taking its name from an inlet of that river of the same name.
The state capital and largest city is Hobart, with around 40% of the population living in the Greater Hobart area. [17] Tasmania is the most decentralised state in Australia, with the lowest proportion of its residents living within its capital city. [18] Tasmania's main island was inhabited by Aboriginal peoples. [19]
Prior to European settlement in Tasmania, Brighton was in the upper reaches of the home lands of the Moomairremener people, a band of the Oyster Bay Tribe. [3] From 1826 onwards, the township was the site of the Brighton Barracks, a military accommodation facility until sold off for subdivision in the early 2000s. [4]
In 1903 the original staircase was replaced with a cast-iron staircase and the Wilkins lantern replaced with a Chance Brothers lantern; both remain in the tower today. [3] The lighthouse was converted to electricity only in 1959. [2] In December 2000 the light station area, including the lighthouse, became part of the South Bruny National Park. [4]
The Ōyu Stone Circles (大湯環状列石 Ōyu Kanjyō Resseki) is a late Jōmon period (approx. 2,000 – 1,500 BC) archaeological site in the city of Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan.
Kingston is a town on the outskirts of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.Nestled 12 km south of the city between and around several hills, Kingston is the seat of the Kingborough Council, and today serves as the gateway between Hobart and the D'Entrecasteaux Channel region, which meets the Derwent River nearby.
This list of museums in Tasmania, Australia, contains museums that are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for ...