Bathurst Harbor
| Bathurst Harbor | ||
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| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Land mass | Tasmania | |
| Geographical location | 43 ° 21 ′ S , 146 ° 11 ′ E | |
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| length | including discharge 20 km | |
| Tributaries | Old River , North River, Ray River | |
The Bathurst Harbor is a bay in the southwest of the Australian state of Tasmania .
location
The natural bay is located about 20 km inland from the west coast and the south coast of the island. Bathurst Harbor is connected by a natural canal to Port Davey to the west, on the coast, and thus to the open sea. The Old River and the North River flow into the bay from the north and the Ray River from the south . The Spring River flows into the channel to Port Davey from the north .
Due to its location far inland, Bathurst Harbor is well protected from the rough seas of the Roaring Forties .
Settlement and Access
Bathurst Harbor is entirely within Southwest National Park . Except for a few hermits, no people live there. South of the bay, at the end of a six-kilometer-long fjord , is the Malaleuca Ranger Office & Bird Observatory , a base for national park rangers and a bird watching station.
There are no roads in this area, but the Port Davey Track long distance footpath crosses Bathurst Harbor and leads to the ranger station. Rowing boats are available for crossing the bay. The south bank of Lake Pedder in the north and the Huon River and the South East Cape in the east can be reached via the long-distance hiking trail .
panorama
Web links
literature
- Australian Conservation Foundation: The South West book 1978. ISBN 978-0-85802-054-2 .
- South West Tasmania Resources Survey: Bathurst Harbor-Old River catchment 1981. ISBN 978-0-7246-1010-5 .