South Arm Peninsula
| South Arm Peninsula | ||
 Lauderdale with the South Arm Peninsula (in the background) |
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| Geographical location | ||
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 59 ′ S , 147 ° 28 ′ E | |
| Waters 1 | Tasman Sea | |
| Waters 2 | Pacific | |
| length | 22 km | |
| width | 19 km | |
The South Arm Peninsula (English: South Arm Peninsula ) is a peninsula in the southeast of the Australian island of Tasmania , which is about 23 km southeast of Hobart .
It is connected to the main island of Tasmania in the north of the peninsula, near the small town of Lauderdale . It is also the largest settlement on the peninsula. The South Arm Peninsula is L-shaped with its western end in the mouth of the Derwent River , opposite the city of Kingston and immediately south of downtown Hobart.
In addition to Lauderdale, there are the settlements of Sandford, Cremorne, Clifton Beach, South Arm and Opossum Bay . The highest point is Mount Augustus south of Sandford.
In the east the peninsula borders on Frederick Henry Bay and forms a lagoon at Cremorne and Clifton Beach, the Pipe Clay Lagoon . The western leg of the L includes Ralphs Bay , which opens to the Derwent River. The peninsula is bordered to the south by Storm Bay . There is also the uninhabited Betsay Island .
The South Arm Peninsula extends over approx. 21 km in north-south direction and over approx. 18 km in east-west direction. It belongs to the Clarence City Local Government Area .
The South Arm Highway (B33) opens up the peninsula along its entire length.
Sources and literature
- Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P.56