Sea Elephant, Tasmania
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| Coordinates: 39°49′42″S 144°03′56″E / 39.8282°S 144.0656°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | nil (2016 census)[3] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7256 | ||||||||||||
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Sea Elephant is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of King Island in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north-east of the town of Currie. The 2016 census recorded a population of nil for the state suburb of Sea Elephant.[3]
History
Sea Elephant was gazetted as a locality in 1971.[4]
Geography
The waters of Bass Strait form the eastern boundary.[5]
Road infrastructure
Route C202 (Fraser Road) passes to the south. From there, Ridges Road and Sea Elephant Road provide access to the locality.[4][6]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sea Elephant (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sea Elephant (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Sea Elephant (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Sea Elephant". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "10566S", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Sea Elephant, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.