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Bell Bay, Tasmania

Coordinates: 41°07′00″S 146°52′00″E / 41.11667°S 146.86667°E / -41.11667; 146.86667
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Bell Bay
Map
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Details
No. of berths7
Rail linesBell Bay Line
Rail gaugeNarrow gauge
Street accessEast Tamar Highway
Truck typesB-Double
Statistics
Annual TEU47,690

Bell Bay is an industrial centre and port located on the eastern shore of the Tamar River, in northern Tasmania, Australia. It lies just south of George Town.

History

Bell Bay Post Office opened on 18 September 1951 and closed in 1973.[1]

Industry

It hosts an aluminium smelter,[2] manganese alloy smelter,[3] and a power station.

Transport

Bell Bay is connected by a 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge railway to the main line at Launceston.

References

  1. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  2. ^ http://www.comalco.com/localcommunities/34_bell_bay.asp
  3. ^ http://www.bhpbilliton.com/home/businesses/aluminium_manganese_nickel/Pages/default.aspx

41°07′00″S 146°52′00″E / 41.11667°S 146.86667°E / -41.11667; 146.86667