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Strahan, Tasmania

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Strahan (pronounced "straw-n"), is a small town and former port on the west coast of Tasmania. [1]

35 relations: Banksia, Banksia strahanensis, Cape Sorell, Convicts on the West Coast of Tasmania, Division of Braddon, Division of Braddon (state), Extinction, Franklin River, Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, George Strahan, Gordon River, Hells Gates (Tasmania), Hobart, King River (Tasmania), Lagarostrobos, Macquarie Harbour, Macquarie Harbour Penal Station, Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company, Oceanic climate, Queenstown, Tasmania, Railways on the West Coast of Tasmania, Regatta Point, Tasmania, Round Earth Theatre Company, Snow, Southern Ocean, Species, Strahan Airport, Strahan–Zeehan Railway, Tasmania, The Peaks of Lyell, West Coast Council, West Coast Piners, West Coast Wilderness Railway, West Coast, Tasmania, Zeehan, Tasmania.

Banksia

Banksia, commonly known as Australian honeysuckles, are a genus of around 170 species in the plant family Proteaceae.

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Banksia strahanensis

Banksia strahanensis is an extinct species of tree or shrub in the plant genus Banksia.

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Cape Sorell

Cape Sorell is a headland located in the Southern Ocean outside Macquarie Harbour on the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia.

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Convicts on the West Coast of Tasmania

The West Coast of Tasmania has a significant convict heritage.

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Division of Braddon

The Division of Braddon is an Australian electoral division in the state of Tasmania.

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Division of Braddon (state)

The electoral division of Braddon is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, it includes north-west and western Tasmania as well as King Island.

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Extinction

In biology, extinction is the termination of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon), normally a species.

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Franklin River

The Franklin River is a major perennial river located in the Central Highlands and western regions of Tasmania, Australia.

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Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park

Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers is a national park in Tasmania, 117 km west of Hobart.

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George Strahan

Major Sir George Cumine Strahan (9 December 1838 – 17 February 1887) was a British military officer and colonial administrator, best known as the Governor of Tasmania from 1881 to 1886.

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Gordon River

The Gordon River is a major perennial river located in the central highlands, south-west, and western regions of Tasmania, Australia.

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Hells Gates (Tasmania)

Hells Gates is the name of the mouth of Macquarie Harbour on the West Coast of Tasmania.

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Hobart

Hobart is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania.

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King River (Tasmania)

The King River is a major perennial river in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia.

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Lagarostrobos

Lagarostrobos franklinii is a species of conifer native to the wet southwestern corner of Tasmania, Australia.

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Macquarie Harbour

Macquarie Harbour is a large, shallow, inlet, located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia.

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Macquarie Harbour Penal Station

The Macquarie Harbour Penal Station, a former British colonial penal settlement, established on Sarah Island, Macquarie Harbour, in the former colony of Van Diemen's Land, now Tasmania, operated between 1822 and 1833.

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Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company

Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company was a Tasmanian mining company formed on 29 March 1893, most commonly referred to as Mount Lyell.

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Oceanic climate

An oceanic or highland climate, also known as a marine or maritime climate, is the Köppen classification of climate typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, and generally features cool summers (relative to their latitude) and cool winters, with a relatively narrow annual temperature range and few extremes of temperature, with the exception for transitional areas to continental, subarctic and highland climates.

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Queenstown, Tasmania

Queenstown is a town in the West Coast region of the island of Tasmania, Australia.

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Railways on the West Coast of Tasmania

The history of the Railways on the West Coast of Tasmania has fascinated enthusiasts from around the world, because of the combination of the harsh terrain in which the railways were created, and the unique nature of most of the lines.

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Regatta Point, Tasmania

Regatta Point is the location of a port and rail terminus on Macquarie Harbour (West Coast, Tasmania).

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Round Earth Theatre Company

The Round Earth Theatre Company, founded by Richard Davey, performs in Strahan, West Coast, Tasmania.

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Snow

Snow refers to forms of ice crystals that precipitate from the atmosphere (usually from clouds) and undergo changes on the Earth's surface.

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Southern Ocean

The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean or the Austral Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica.

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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Strahan Airport

Strahan Airport is an airport located west of Strahan, Tasmania, Australia.

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Strahan–Zeehan Railway

The Strahan–Zeehan Railway, also known as the 'Government Railway', was a railway from Strahan to Zeehan on the west coast of Tasmania.

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Tasmania

Tasmania (abbreviated as Tas and known colloquially as Tassie) is an island state of Australia.

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The Peaks of Lyell

The Peaks of Lyell is a book by Geoffrey Blainey, based on his University of Melbourne MA thesis originally published in 1954.

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West Coast Council

West Coast Council is a local government body in Tasmania, covering much of the western region of the state.

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West Coast Piners

West Coast Piners were groups of men who worked on the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia, logging Huon pine.

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West Coast Wilderness Railway

The West Coast Wilderness Railway is a reconstruction of the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company railway in Tasmania between Queenstown and Regatta Point, Strahan.

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West Coast, Tasmania

The West Coast of Tasmania is the part of the state that is strongly associated with wilderness, mining and tourism, rough country and isolation.

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Zeehan, Tasmania

Zeehan is a town on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia south-west of Burnie.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strahan,_Tasmania

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