Forestier Peninsula
| Forestier Peninsula | ||
 Eaglehawk Neck with Forestier Peninsula (in the background) |
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| Geographical location | ||
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 55 ′ S , 147 ° 55 ′ E | |
| Waters 1 | Tasman Sea | |
| Waters 2 | Pacific | |
| length | 20 km | |
| width | 15 km | |
The Forestier Peninsula (English: Forestier Peninsula ) is a peninsula in the southeast of the Australian island of Tasmania , which is about 60 km east of Hobart .
It is connected to the main island of Tasmania on the East Bay Neck in the northwest of the peninsula, near the settlement of Dunalley . At the Eaglehawk Neck in the south, the Forestier Peninsula is connected to the Tasman Peninsula .
The Forestier Peninsula extends over approx. 20 km in a north-south direction and over approx. 15 km in an east-west direction. It belongs to the Local Government Area Tasman Municipality .
The northern part of Tasman National Park extends on the east coast of the peninsula around Cape Surville . The Arthur Highway (A9) crosses them on the way to the Tasman Peninsula.
literature
- Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 57
- Shirley & Peter Storey: Tasman tracks - 25 walks on the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas . Koonya Press. (1990). ISBN 0646018701