Boomer Island (Tasmania)
  Boomer Island Location in Tasmania | |
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| Coordinates | 42°52′16″S 147°50′28″E / 42.871°S 147.841°E |
| Adjacent to | Boomer Bay, Blackman Bay, Tasman Sea |
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Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
| Region | South East |
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Boomer Island is a tied island in the south east region of Tasmania, Australia. It is known for a large castle built upon it and is owned by Gunter Jaeger, a businessman.[1][2]
Geography
Until the mid-1990s the property was only sparsely forested, with only a small grove of Tasmanian blackwood as well as isolated eucalypts. From that time on, there was an intense period of tree planting, of around 2000 trees, both native and other tree species. The purpose of this was to revegetate the property, prevent wind erosion of the soil and increase soil moisture.
An artificial tombolo connects the landmass to the mainland in Boomer Bay, which itself lies within Blackman Bay.
The island can be seen in several public photographs.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ Glaetzer, Sally (17 November 2013). "An island of your own". The Mercury (The Sunday Tasmanian). Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Tasmania 2011: The Rogue Castle of Dunalley Harbour". Grumpy neighbour. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
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