Delve into Adamsfield in Australia
Adamsfield in the region of Tasmania is located in Australia - some 536 mi or ( 863 km ) South of Canberra , the country's capital .
Local time in Adamsfield is now 01:21 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Hobart " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: and Hobart. While being here, you might want to check out Hobart . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Adamsfield ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Tasmanian's Saw Back Range
Easter 2009 A trip through the Saw Back Range which lead to or from we done the from old Osmiridium mining town called Adamsfeild. it is a pretty tough track being very boggy and rutty needing high li ..
Jump Tours - Tassie Rocks When You Roll With Us
A collection of pics and clips from our backpacker tours of Tasmania over the past couple of years! www.jumptours.com ..
Sea Scouts live at the Dog House. Hobart 20th November 1997
Tasmanian band Sea Scouts Live at the Dog House in Hobart, Tasmania on the 20th November 1997. Transferred from VHS tape .. Digital transfer by Ziltch 2012. *"Sea Scouts were an Australian noise-rock ..
Walk against Warming Florentine Valley Tasmania Dec 2009
Saturday the 12th of December 2009 was the National Walk against warming day in Australia and many other countries. Our intrepid reporter, Byron Greens member, Robert Hart is on holidays in Tasmania a ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Adamsfield, Tasmania
Adamsfield is a locality in Tasmania Australia where osmiridium was discovered in 1925. Alluvial mining resulted in one of the world's largest sources of osmium and iridium metal. Florentine Post Office opened on 1 November 1925. It was renamed Adamsfield next month and closed in 1960.
Located at -42.73 146.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
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 -42.73 146.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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 -42.85 146.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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 -42.85 146.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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 -42.85 146.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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