City: Tasmania
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10 Geologic Formations in Tasmania That You Shouldn't Miss
Tasmania (/tæzˈmeɪniə/; abbreviated as Tas and known colloquially as Tassie) is an island state of Australia. It is located 240 km (150 mi) to the south of the Australian mainland, separated by the Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the 26th-largest island in the world, and the surrounding 334 islands. The state has a population of around 519,100 as of June 2016, just over forty percent of which resides in the Greater Hobart precinct, which forms the metropolitan area of the state capital and largest city, Hobart.
Restaurants in Tasmania
1. Mermaid Pool
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. Maingon Lookout
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5.0 based on 8 reviews
Reviewed By wombatdavid - Hobart, Australia
This is very close to the Port Arthur site and they have recently upgraded the car park. You get lovely views so bring your camera!
3. Lake Chisholm
4. Shipstern Bluff
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4.5 based on 47 reviews
Reviewed By Madshus - Canberra, Australia
The hike to the bluff and down to the rocky beach is fantastic. Interesting rock formations and cliffs!
5. Fossil Bluff
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4.5 based on 85 reviews
Reviewed By maxwellgouse - Greater Hobart, Australia
A short drive from Wynyard and well Sign posted. A easy walk to the beach and millions of fossils. Lovely sandy beach. Lots of rock pools. Enjoy.
6. Calcified Forest
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4.5 based on 63 reviews
Reviewed By 826jilld - Sydney, Australia
This was a very interesting sight to see. We went across country in a 4WD vehicle (with King Island Travel) although it would be perfectly good to drive a different route in a non 4WD car. This was a good spot for a lunch stop. There was interesting coastal scenery to see as well.
7. Alum Cliffs
8. Little Blue Lake
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4.5 based on 33 reviews
Reviewed By Prado4WD - Hobart, Australia
My wife and I visited The Little Blue Lake with a group of friends and we were all very impressed with what we found. Virtually adjacent a sealed road for access, the lake is located near South Mount Cameron in Tasmania's North East. The lake gains its vivid colour from the metals that have leached into it from local tin mining. There is another and larger "Blue Lake" close by but it has nowhere near the bright colour of this smaller one. If you are in the area, this is a highly recommended attraction.
9. Tessellated Pavement
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4.5 based on 240 reviews
Reviewed By RowanH336 - Cairns, Australia
Surrounding Port Arthur there are numerous geographical oddities which ought to be explored following ones completion of the Port Arthur Historical site. These include the Remarkable cave (7km south of port Arthur) and the blowhole, devils kitchen, Tasman arch and tessellated pavement (Located on eagehawk neck). These are all free to visit, with adjacent car parks. I personally found the Tesselated pavements to be the most interesting. They were formed thousands of years ago when splits in the ground lead to crack lines in the stones. Over thousands of year uneven salt erosion has further changed the landscape leading to a tiled pavement type effect. I haven't seen this geographical oddity before and found it quite interesting. I think visiting it following Port Arthur is a real no brainer.
10. Fossil Cove
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By Q3372OYjohnt
Down Tinderbox Rd in Blackmans Bay (suburb?) is Fossil Cove Drive and a short 600m walk (250-300m of steps) to Fossil Cove. In this secluded spot you can view a range of fossils from about 150 million years ago, as well as viewing the beautiful surrounds, and the archway into a second enclosed cove. We went through the arch as the tide was still going down, and weather was clear, and loved the isolation and the sights. It was very interesting to view the shells, likely also some plant-like shapes, that really don't show so well in pictures, but hopefully you will see them. Be aware the steps up can be a bit tricky and steep, but a fabulous secret, so close to Hobart.
