Port Davey — ▪ Tasmania, Australia inlet of the Indian Ocean, indenting southwestern Tasmania, Australia. It is a glacial fjord, its entrance flanked by Point St. Vincent (north) and Hillyard Island. The inlet comprises two main arms, the shorter… … Universalium
Port Davey — /pɔt ˈdeɪvi/ (say pawt dayvee) noun a large isolated inlet in south western Tasmania, at the entrance to Bathurst Harbour …
South Coast and Port Davey Tracks — The South Coast and Port Davey tracks in the South Coast Tasmania region are two linking bushwalking tracks in the Southwest National Park of Tasmania, Australia.They can be completed separately or together as a long continuously trek.The 85km… … Wikipedia
Davey River — Is a river in the South West Tasmania. It is within the South West Wilderness, and drains into Payne Bay the inner part of Port Davey which lies west of Bathurst Harbour Its catchment starts in the west of the Frankland Range. A section of the… … Wikipedia
Tasmanĭa — (früher Vandiemensland), brit. Insel an der Südostspitze des Australkontinents (s. Karte »Australien«) und von ihm durch die Baßstraße getrennt, ist 67,894 qkm groß, mit den umliegenden Inseln. Diese sind am Ostende der Baßstraße: die… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service — Infobox Government agency agency name = Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service nativename = nativename a = nativename r = logo width = 120px logo caption = seal width = seal caption = formed = November 1, 1971 date1 = date1 name = date2 = date2… … Wikipedia
Breaksea Islands (Tasmania) — The Breaksea Islands Group is a group of two islands, known unofficially as North Breaksea and Main Breaksea ,cite book last = Brothers first = Nigel authorlink = coauthors = David Pemberton, Helen Pryor, Vanessa Halley title = Tasmania s… … Wikipedia
Geology of Tasmania — Tasmania has a varied geological history, with the world s biggest exposure of diabase, or dolerite. Rocks from the Neoproterozoic, Paleozoic and Mesozoic time periods appear. It is one of the few southern hemisphere areas glaciated during the… … Wikipedia
Tasmania — Tasmanian, adj., n. /taz may nee euh, mayn yeuh/, n. an island S of Australia: a state of the commonwealth of Australia. 418,957; 26,382 sq. mi. (68,330 sq. km). Cap.: Hobart. Formerly, Van Diemen s Land. * * * formerly Van Diemen s Land Island… … Universalium
DAVEY, Thomas (c.1760-1823) — second governor of Tasmania. No details are known of his early life, but he was serving in the army or navy in 1777, and went to Australia as a lieutenant of marines in the first fleet 10 years later. He left Sydney at the end of 1792, at the… … Dictionary of Australian Biography
