Blackman Bay, Tasmania

Not to be confused with Blackmans Bay, Tasmania.

Coordinates: 42°51′36″S 147°51′40″E / 42.860°S 147.861°E Blackman Bay is located on south east coast of Tasmania.

It extends from the bay's inlet at the southern peninsula of Marion Bay[1] to the town Dunalley.[2]

Historically this bay was referred to as "Frederick Henry Bay".[3][4][5]


References

  1. ↑ Geer, Guus van de (1972), Marion Bay shoreline morphology, retrieved 8 June 2015
  2. ↑ "NOTICE TO MARINERS.". Daily Commercial News and Shipping List (Sydney, NSW : 1891 - 1954) (Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia). 29 October 1914. p. 4. Retrieved 8 June 2015. - re Blackman Bay
  3. ↑ http://archive.org/stream/commodoresirjohn00leei/commodoresirjohn00leei_djvu.txt (This same reference confusingly refers to this bay as 'Blackman's bay' (which is the name a bay closer to Hobart). Today, the correct name for this bay is Blackman Bay.
  4. ↑ Purey-Cust, H. E. (Herbert Edward), 1857-1938; Pudsey-Dawson, W; Pasco, F. C. C; Davies & Company (1918), Frederick Henry (North Bay) and Norfolk Bays, Admiralty, retrieved 8 June 2015
  5. ↑ United States. Hydrographic Office, Frederick Henry (North Bay) and Norfolk Bays, Tasmania South Coast from a British survey in 1894, LINC Tasmania, retrieved 8 June 2015
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