Southwest
District of Strathgordon
Tasmania - Australia

Southwest National Park

The Southwest National Park is a 618,267-hectare national park located in the south-west of Tasmania, Australia. The park is Tasmania's largest and forms part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. The eastern boundary is 93 kilometres west of Hobart and the park stretches to the west and south coasts. This park comprises the bulk of Tasmania's South West Wilderness. The park is well known for its pristine wilderness and remoteness.

Located at -42.8336, 146.149 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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National parks of Tasmania, South West Tasmania, Protected areas established in 1955, Wilderness areas of Tasmania, 1955 establishments in Australia

Lake Pedder

Lake Pedder was once a natural lake, located in the southwest of Tasmania, Australia but the name is now used in an official sense to refer to the much larger artificial impoundment and diversion lake formed when the original lake was expanded by damming in 1972 by the Hydro Electric Commission of Tasmania. The new Lake Pedder has an area of about 242 km² and it is considered to be the largest freshwater lake in Australia.

Located at -42.9333, 146.133 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Lakes of Tasmania, Reservoirs and dams in Australia, History of Tasmania, South West Tasmania, Lake Pedder, Dam controversies, Environment of Tasmania, Political controversies in Australia, Protests in Australia, Hydro-Tasmania

Lake Gordon

Lake Gordon is a reservoir created by the Gordon Dam on the upper reaches of the Gordon River in south-west Tasmania, Australia. The reservoir was formed in the early 1970s as a result of the dam construction by the HEC. It was the largest and most controversial hydro-electric power scheme in Tasmania. Lake Gordon has a surface area of 272 km, with storage capacity of 12.5 km of water, the equivalent of twenty-five times the amount of water in Port Jackson.

Located at -42.7333, 146.167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Strathgordon, Tasmania

Strathgordon is a locality in Tasmania, Australia at the end of the Gordon River Road, the most south westerly road in the south west of Tasmania. It is remote by Tasmanian standards with the nearest basic services 57 kilometres away along a winding road at Maydena. The town was the 'company' town for construction by the Hydro Tasmania of the hydro-electric structures that resulted in damming of Lake Pedder and Lake Gordon. Its post office opened on 16 July 1969.

Located at -42.766, 146.051 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Gordon Dam

The Gordon Dam (also known as Gordon River Dam), is a double curvature arch dam on the Gordon River in Tasmania, Australia. The dam has a length of 192 m, and a height of 140 m, making it the tallest dam in Tasmania and the fifth-tallest in Australia. Water from the dam drops 183 m underground into its power station, where three turbines of 144 MW generates up to 432 MW of power, covering about 13% of the electricity demand of Tasmania.

Located at -42.8475, 146.196 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Scotts Peak Dam

The Scotts Peak Dam was one of the three component dams in the flooding of the original Lake Pedder in South West Tasmania, Australia. Completed in 1973, the dam is 43 m high and 1,067 m long, spanning across the upper reaches of the Huon River. This non-hydroelectric dam helps retain water in the new impoundment, which then flows to Lake Gordon via the McPartlans Pass Canal at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:42|50|51|S|146|11|45|E| | |name=McPartlans Pass Canal }}.

Located at -42.8475, 146.196 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Serpentine Dam (Tasmania)

The Serpentine Dam was one of the component dams involved in the flooding of Lake Pedder in South West Tasmania, it is located on the Serpentine River, Tasmania. The dam is a 38 m high rockfill dam. The building of this dam caused to loss of one of the significant sub-populations of the endangered Centrolepis peddernsis, while the nearby Gordon Dam caused the loss of another. It is now only known to exist in one location on the Frankland Range.

Located at -42.8475, 146.196 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Edgar Dam

The Edgar Dam was one of the component dams in the flooding of Lake Pedder in South West Tasmania, Australia. It was named after Lake Edgar. The dam was constructed by Hydro Tasmania as part of the Gordon River Power Development Scheme.

Located at -42.8475, 146.196 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Redtop Peak

Redtop Peak is a mountain in South West Tasmania. It lies on the North West end of the Frankland Range and the South West end of the Madonna Ridge above the impoundment Lake Pedder, to the west of The Cupola.

Located at -42.9361, 146.039 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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The Cupola (mountain)

The Cupola is a mountain in South West Tasmania. It lies on the North West end of the Frankland Range, to the East of Redtop Peak. It juts out from the range towards the impoundment Lake Pedder. The name may derive from Cupola, a dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome.

Located at -42.9378, 146.051 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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The Lion (mountain)

The Lion is a mountain in South West Tasmania. It lies on the North West end of the Frankland Range jutting out towards the East from the range towards the impoundment Lake Pedder. It is directly South of The Cupola and North of The Citadel.

Located at -42.9478, 146.053 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
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The Citadel (mountain)

The Citadel is a mountain in South West Tasmania. It lies on the North East end of the Frankland Range jutting out towards the East from the range towards the impoundment Lake Pedder. It is directly South of The Lion and West of Murpheys Bluff. It forms the South Eastern border of The Moat, an alpine lake.

Located at -42.9556, 146.067 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
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Murpheys Bluff

Murpheys Bluff is a mountain in South West Tasmania. It lies on the North West end of the Frankland Range jutting out towards the East from the range towards the impoundment Lake Pedder. It is directly East of The Citadel and North West of Cleft Peak. It towers above Bluff Tarn to the North West.

Located at -42.9544, 146.08 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
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Cleft Peak

Cleft Peak is a mountain in South West Tasmania. It lies on the North West end of the Frankland Range jutting out towards the East from the range towards the impoundment Lake Pedder. It is South East of Murpheys Bluff and North West of Greycap.

Located at -42.9625, 146.092 (Lat. / Lng.), about 14 miles away.
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Greycap

Greycap is a mountain in South West Tasmania. It lies near the centre of the Frankland Range towards the impoundment Lake Pedder. It is South East of Cleft Peak and North West of Frankland Saddle. It is a wider than most of the other peaks on the Frankland Range, with less steep sloping sides.

Located at -42.9711, 146.107 (Lat. / Lng.), about 14 miles away.
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Mount Lloyd Jones

Mount Lloyd Jones is a mountain in South West Tasmania named after aviator and adventurer, Lloyd Lindsay Jones MBE (1916–2004). It lies on the South East end of the Frankland Range jutting out towards the East from the range towards the impoundment Lake Pedder. It is West of the end of the ridge line leading to the edge of Lake Pedder at Terminal Peak and North East of Secheron Peak.

Located at -42.98, 146.171 (Lat. / Lng.), about 16 miles away.
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Terminal Peak

Terminal Peak is a mountain in South West Tasmania. It lies on the north east end of the Frankland Range jutting out towards the east from a ridge off the range towards the impoundment Lake Pedder. It is east of Mount Lloyd Jones and north west of Mount Jim Brown. It overlooks Mount Solitary, which is surrounded by Lake Pedder.

Located at -42.9822, 146.2 (Lat. / Lng.), about 17 miles away.
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