Explore Strathgordon in Australia
Strathgordon in the region of Tasmania is a town in Australia - some 543 mi or ( 873 km ) South of Canberra , the country's capital city .
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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 -42.77 146.05 (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 10 km away
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 -42.83 146.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 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 15 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 15 km away
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