Styx River (Tasmania)

Styx River (Tasmania)

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river_name = Styx River


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mouth = confluence with Derwent River
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The Styx River is a river in the centre of southern Tasmania. The upper reaches of the Styx River are located in the Tasmanian Wilderness, south west of Maydena. The river is a popular destination for river-rafting and canoeing.

The Styx Valley contains old growth forests including the tallest hardwood trees on earth, Eucalyptus regnans. The Wilderness Society and Senator Bob Brown have campaigned to save the forest from clearing for woodchips. [cite web |url=http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jul2003/2003-07-14-02.asp |title=Thousands Rally to Save Australia's Tallest Trees |accessdate=2008-05-29 |date=July 14, 2003 |format= |work= ] Some trees are so large they have become tourist attractions and named, including the Christmas Tree and Chapel Tree.

The first settlers in the valley arrived in 1812. [cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/Tasmania/Bushy-Park/2005/02/17/1108500205681.html |title=Bushy Park |accessdate=2008-05-29 |date=February 8, 2004|format= |work=The Age ]

ee also

*List of rivers of Australia

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