Cowrie Point
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| Coordinates: 40°51′16″S 145°21′53″E / 40.8544°S 145.3646°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 14 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7321 | ||||||||||||
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Cowrie Point is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Circular Head in the North-west and west LGA region of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. The locality is about 26 kilometres (16 mi) east of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 14 for the state suburb of Cowrie Point.[1]
History
Cowrie Point was gazetted as a locality in 1962.[2]
Originally called Cowrie Point (after the geographical feature) it was proposed in 1965 that the settlement be renamed Brickmakers Bay (after another nearby geographical feature) but this was not accepted.[3]
Geography
The waters of Bass Strait form most of the northern boundary.[4]
Road infrastructure
Route A2 (Bass Highway) runs through from north-east to north-west.[2][5]
References
- 1 2 "2016 Census Quick Stats Cowrie Point (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- 1 2 "Placenames Tasmania – Cowrie Point". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "2829K", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 35" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ↑ "Cowrie Point, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.