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Cape Pillar

Coordinates: 43°11′13″S 147°57′05″E / 43.1870°S 147.9515°E / -43.1870; 147.9515
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Cape Pillar seen from Cape Hauy track
Cape Pillar
Tasmania
Cape Pillar is located in Tasmania
Cape Pillar
Cape Pillar
Coordinates43°11′13″S 147°57′05″E / 43.1870°S 147.9515°E / -43.1870; 147.9515
Population4 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7182
Location27 km (17 mi) SE of Nubeena
LGA(s)Tasman
RegionSouth-east
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons
Localities around Cape Pillar:
Fortescue Fortescue Fortescue
Port Arthur Cape Pillar Tasman Sea
Tasman Sea Tasman Sea Tasman Sea

Cape Pillar is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Tasman in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 27 kilometres (17 mi) south-east of the town of Nubeena. The 2016 census recorded a population of 4 for the state suburb of Cape Pillar.[1] It is on the Tasman Peninsula in the Tasman National Park, adjacent to Tasman Island.

It is notable as a coastal feature of the Dolerite landscape of the area.

It has been captured in illustrations as early as 1824[2] and later.[3][4]

It is the location of a rare casuarina, Allocasuarina crassa.

It has been an area where whales have been sighted.[5]

It is a reference point on the coast for mapping by Australian navy hydrographic service.[6]

History

Cape Pillar is a confirmed locality.[7]

Geography

300-metre sea cliffs at Cape Pillar, Tasmania.

The waters of the Tasman Sea form the western, southern and eastern boundaries.[8]

Road infrastructure

Route C344 (Fortescue Bay Road) passes to the north of the locality. From there, Three Capes Track provides access to the locality.[7][9]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Cape Pillar (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ LYCETT, Joseph (1824), Cape Pillar, near the entrance of the River Derwent, Van Diemen's Land, retrieved 1 June 2015
  3. ^ Fergusson & Mitchell (Firm) (1851), Off Cape Pillar, LINC Tasmania, retrieved 1 June 2015
  4. ^ Cape Pillar, LINC Tasmania, 1851, retrieved 1 June 2015
  5. ^ "WHALES OFF CAPE PILLAR". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 18 November 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 1 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ Australia. Royal Australian Navy. Hydrographic Service; Army Topographic Support Establishment (Australia) (1998), Australia – Tasmania, South East Cape to Cape Pillar, Hydrographic Service, R.A.N, retrieved 1 June 2015
  7. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Cape Pillar". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "38058K", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Cape Pillar, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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