Low Rocky Point

The Low Rocky Point is a location on the coast of South West Tasmania that is used a location for weather forecasting in Tasmania. It is almost due west of Hobart, it is south of Point Hibbs and north of South West Cape.[1]

Wrecks and other events in the region use the location as a reference point [2][3][4]

In the early twentieth century, the need for a light was canvassed [5][6][7]

It is also an important reference point for nautical maps [8]

To the south east and east of the point is Elliott Bay. North of the point is the Lewis River, and the next headland south is Elliot Point approximately 20 km south east. High Rocky Point lies less than 20 km to the north.[9]

It is also a location on the 'west coast' walking track between Cape Sorell and Port Davey [10]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "WEST PASSAGE.". The Mercury (Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 15 December 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "TASMANIA.". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 16 January 1905. p. 8. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Divers find fishermen's bodies.". The Canberra Times (National Library of Australia). 23 December 1993. p. 5. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "THE WRECK OF THE BRIARHOLME.". The West Australian (Perth: National Library of Australia). 16 January 1905. p. 7. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "THE WEST COAST.". Zeehan and Dundas Herald (Tas.: National Library of Australia). 12 July 1909. p. 4. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "WEST PASSAGE.". The Mercury (Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 15 December 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  7. ↑ ""FAULTY CHARTING AND TOO FEW LIGHTS".". The Mercury (Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 14 December 1938. p. 5. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  8. ↑ Trial Harbour to Low Rocky Point, Australia, Tasmania [cartographic material] Australia. Royal Australian Navy. Hydrographic Service. Ed. no. 1. Wollongong, N.S.W. : Australian Hydrographic Service, 2008 Hydrographic charts of Australian, Papua New Guinean and Antarctic waters ; Aus 792. Scale 1:150,000 Mercator proj. (E 144°34'30"--E 145°33'54"/S 41°49'12"--S 43°04'24"). World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84) (see also AUS 353 Hunter island to Low Rocky Point 1:300,000)
  9. ↑ for general description of conditions see p.180-190 in John Chapmans' (2008) South West Tasmania 5th Edition, ISBN 978-1-920995-03-4 for historical understanding of exploration in the area see: map p.232 and the text about Thomas Bather Moore in The Last Explorer pp 219-230 C.J. Binks Explorers of Western Tasmania Launceston, Mary Fisher Bookshop, 1980 ISBN 0-908291-16-7
  10. ↑ Chapman, John (2008), South west Tasmania (5th ed ed.), John Chapman, ISBN 978-1-920995-03-4 West Coast pp.180-191, with Low Rocky Point as a potential helicopter 'supply dump' for walkers.

Coordinates: 42°59′S 145°30′E / 42.98°S 145.50°E