Tasmanian West

This article is about the bioregion. For the geographic region, see West Coast, Tasmania.

Tasmanian West
Tasmania

The interim Australian bioregions,
with the Tasmanian West in red

Area

1,565 km² (604.2 sq mi)

Localities around Tasmanian West:
Bass Strait	King	Northern Slopes
Southern Ocean	Tasmanian West	Central Highlands
Southern Ocean	Southern Ranges	Southern Ranges

Tasmanian West is an interim Australian bioregion located in the western region of Tasmania, comprising 1,565,077 hectares (3,867,390 acres).^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes". Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Australian Government. 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
↑ "Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia, Version 7" (PDF). Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Australian Government. 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2015.

Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA)

Arnhem Coast Arnhem Plateau Australian Alps Avon Wheatbelt Ben Lomond Brigalow Belt North Brigalow Belt South Broken Hill Complex Burt Plain Cape York Peninsula Carnarvon Central Arnhem Central Kimberley Central Mackay Coast Central Ranges Channel Country Cobar Peneplain Coolgardie Coral Sea Daly Basin Dampierland Darling Riverine Plains Darwin Coastal Davenport Murchison Ranges Desert Uplands Einasleigh Uplands Esperance Plains Eyre Yorke Block Finke Flinders Lofty Block Furneaux Gascoyne Gawler Geraldton Sandplains Gibson Desert Great Sandy Desert Great Victoria Desert Gulf Coastal Gulf Fall and Uplands Gulf Plains Hampton Indian Tropical Islands Jarrah Forest Kanmantoo King Little Sandy Desert MacDonnell Ranges Mallee Mitchell Grass Downs Mount Isa Inlier Mulga Lands Murchison Murray Darling Depression Nandewar Naracoorte Coastal Plain New England Tablelands Northern Kimberley New South Wales North Coast New South Wales South Western Slopes Nullarbor Ord Victoria Plain Pacific Subtropical Islands Pine Creek Pilbara Riverina Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields South East Coastal Plain South East Corner South Eastern Highlands South East Queensland Southern Volcanic Plain Stony Plains Sturt Plateau Subantarctic Islands Swan Coastal Plain Sydney Basin Tanami Tasmanian Central Highlands Tasmanian Northern Midlands Tasmanian Northern Slopes Tasmanian South East Tasmanian Southern Ranges Tasmanian West Tiwi Cobourg Victoria Bonaparte Victorian Midlands Warren Wet Tropics Yalgoo

Bioregions of the National Reserve System

Western region of Tasmania, Australia

Cities
and other settlements

Queenstown

Governance

Mountains

West
Coast
Range

Tyndall	Geikie Tyndall

Eldon	Eldon Peak

Engineer	unnamed peak

Raglan	unnamed peak

Sticht	unnamed peak

National parks

Rivers

Lakes

Dams

Power stations

Transport

Railways	Emu Bay Macquarie Heads breakwater Melba Mount Dundas – Zeehan North East Dundas North Mount Lyell Strahan–Zeehan Wee Georgie Wood West Coast Wilderness

Locomotives and rolling stock	TGR G class (1896) TGR K class

Railway stations and former railway stations	Queenstown Regatta Point Zeehan

Landmarks

Natural	Birchs Inlet Cape Sorell Darwin Crater Granville Harbour Hells Gates Iron Blow Kelly Basin Linda Valley Macquarie Harbour Montezuma Falls Nelson Falls Ocean Beach Trial Harbour

Man-made	Cape Sorell Lighthouse Galley Museum Queenstown Oval

People of note

Mining

Books and newspapers

other

South West region of Tasmania, Australia

Settlements

Governance

Mountains

Frankland Range	Citadel, The Cleft Peak Cupola, The Frankland Greycap Lion, The Lloyd Jones Murpheys Bluff Redtop Right Angle Scotts Secheron Terminal

Arthur Range	Federation

King William Range	Mount King William

Prince of Wales Range (Tasmania)	Diamond Peak

Protected areas,
parks and reserves

Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park
Melaleuca to Birchs Inlet Important Bird Area
Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour Marine Nature Reserve
Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area
Southwest National Park
South West Wilderness
Tasman Fracture Commonwealth Marine Reserve
Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area

Rivers

Lakes

Edgar

Lake Pedder controversy

Dams
Franklin controversy

Commonwealth v Tasmania

The Wilderness Society

Harbours, bays, inlets and estuaries

Coastal features

Power stations

Gordon

Transport

Railways	Great Western Railway (proposed never constructed)

Landmarks

Natural	Gordon Splits

Man-made	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse Port Davey Track South Coast Track

People of note

Islands

Breaksea	Fitzroy Kathleen Main Mavourneen Munday North

Maatsuyker (group)	Chicken De Witt Flat Top Flat Witch Hen Ile du Golfe Louisa Maatsuyker (island) Needles Round Top Walker Western Rocks

Swainson (group)	Big Caroline Hay Lourah Shanks Swainson

Mutton Bird (group)	East Pyramids Mutton Bird Island Mutton Bird Islet (southeast) Mutton Bird Islet (southwest) Sugarloaf Sugarmouse Wendar Wild Wind

Pedra Branca	Mewstone

Trumpeter	Coffee Pot, The Hobbs Trumpeter West Pyramid

Books and newspapers

Flora, fauna, and fishlife

Bioregions

Indigenous heritage

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Tasmanian West

See also

References

Further reading