Wynyard, Tasmania

The place Wynyard with about 4,800 inhabitants, is located on the coastline in the northwest of the state of Tasmania, the largest island of Australia. It is 66 km from Devonport and 18 km from Burnie.

The population of the town is working as fishermen, tourists or on the surrounding tulip fields or in the nearby town of Burnie.

In the Inglis River, which flows through the town and opens into the ocean, can be fished. There is a small anchorage for fishing and sailing boats in the river. The long beaches of this place are of quartz sand and the place has a private beach pool, as in the river by the tide dangerous currents may arise.

Near the village, the Table Cape, a solidified in depth, and later exposed by erosion magma chamber ( laccolith ) to be climbed. The Table Cape clearly stands out from the shoreline.

There is a visitor center in Wynyard with a remarkable collection of Ford automobiles, and local art. Every year in Wynyard instead of a tulip festival, which attracts many tourists. The tulips growing on large-scale fields in the vicinity of the place.

The Burnie Airport can be reached on foot from the city and connects the region with Australian airports. By car the place Burnie on the Baas Highway can be achieved. There used to be a railway line, which was discontinued in 1970.