Cape Pillar seen from Cape Hauy track
Town in Tasmania, Australia
Cape Pillar is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Tasman in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania . The locality is about 27 kilometres (17 mi) south-east of the town of Nubeena . The 2016 census recorded a population of four for the state suburb of Cape Pillar.[1]
It is on the Tasman Peninsula in the Tasman National Park , adjacent to Tasman Island .
It is notable as a coastal feature of the Dolerite landscape of the area.
It has been captured in illustrations as early as 1824[2] and later.[3] [4]
It is the location of a rare casuarina, Allocasuarina crassa .
Whales have been sighted in the area.[5]
It is a reference point on the coast for mapping by Australian navy hydrographic service.[6]
History
Cape Pillar is a confirmed locality.[7]
Geography
300-metre sea cliffs at Cape Pillar, Tasmania.
The waters of the Tasman Sea form the western, southern and eastern boundaries.[8]
Road infrastructure
Route C344 (Fortescue Bay Road) passes to the north of the locality. From there, Three Capes Track provides access to the locality.[7] [9]
Notes
^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Cape Pillar (Tas.)" . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021 .
^ LYCETT, Joseph (1824), Cape Pillar, near the entrance of the River Derwent, Van Diemen's Land , retrieved 1 June 2015
^ Fergusson & Mitchell (Firm) (1851), Off Cape Pillar , LINC Tasmania, retrieved 1 June 2015
^ Cape Pillar , LINC Tasmania, 1851, retrieved 1 June 2015
^ "WHALES OFF CAPE PILLAR" . The Mercury . Hobart, Tasmania. 18 November 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 1 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Australia. Royal Australian Navy. Hydrographic Service; Army Topographic Support Establishment (Australia) (1998), Australia – Tasmania, South East Cape to Cape Pillar , Hydrographic Service, R.A.N, retrieved 1 June 2015
^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Cape Pillar" . Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "38058K", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 2 April 2021 .
^ Google (2 April 2021). "Cape Pillar, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 2 April 2021 .
^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF) . Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021 .
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