South Arm, Tasmania

Geographical location

The South Arm Peninsula (English: South Arm Peninsula ) is a peninsula in the southeast of the Australian island of Tasmania, which lies about 23 km south-east of Hobart.

With the main island of Tasmania is on the north of the peninsula, in the small town of Lauderdale, connected. At the same time, this is the largest settlement of the peninsula. The South Arm peninsula is the shape of an L, its western end in the mouth of the Derwent River, opposite the city of Kingston and immediately south of the downtown Hobart.

In addition to the Lauderdale nor the settlements Sandford, Cremorne, Clifton Beach, South Arm and Opossum Bay are. The highest point is Mount Augustus south of Sandford.

In the east, the peninsula is bordered by the Frederick Henry Bay and forms at Cremorne and Clifton Beach a lagoon Pipe Clay Lagoon. The western leg of the L includes the Ralphs Bay, which opens into the Derwent River. To the south, the peninsula is delimited by the Storm Bay. There lies the uninhabited island Betsay Iceland.

The South Arm peninsula stretches for about 21 km in north-south direction and 18 km in east-west direction. It belongs to the Local Government Area Clarence City.

The South Arm Highway ( B33) opens up the peninsula along its entire length.

Sources and Literature

• Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas. Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4. p. 56

• Peninsula (Australia)
• Peninsula (Australia and Oceania)
• Peninsula (Pacific ocean )
• Geography ( Tasmania )