Stanley, Tasmania

Stanley is a small town west of Wynyard on the North West coast of Tasmania, a state of Australia, located on a ten kilometer long peninsula. In Stanley live about 450 people. Stanley about a one hour drive west of Burnie on the Bass Highway.

History

The town was founded in 1825 by the Dutch East India Company and to Lord Stanley ( 1799-1869 ), named the secretary for British colonies and later three times prime minister of Great Britain.

The Port of Stanley was taken in 1827 in operation and the first school 1841. 1936, the first telephone and telegraph cable laid from Stanley to Australia in the Apollo Bay in Victoria.

Geography

The distinctive mark of Stanley is The Nut, a freigewitterte solidified magma chamber at the eastern end of the peninsula which the discoverers of Stanley George Bass and Matthew Flinders - showed the way in 1798. This magma chamber, which is geologically called laccolith is 143 meters high. The plateau can climb over steep sides, or go up a chairlift. The character of the place is characterized by its initial development, to be offered at the historic tours.

The beaches are made of quartz sand. In the vicinity of Stanley is almost untouched nature; in the south there is a rain forest and the wilderness can be hiked or experienced by an off-road tour with four-wheel drive vehicles.

Economy

Important for the city is fishing and tourism. The Port of Stanley for fishing and sailing boats is the most important fishing port on the north west coast of Tasmania. There is a golf course.

Sons and daughters of the town

Joseph Lyons (1879 -1939): 10th Prime Minister of Australia, the only prime minister from Tasmania