Alum Cliffs

Alum Cliffs
Cliffs
Alum Cliffs is located in Tasmania
Alum Cliffs
Alum Cliffs
Coordinates: 42°57′41.55″S 147°20′28.58″E / 42.9615417°S 147.3412722°E / -42.9615417; 147.3412722
LocationTasmania, Australia
Offshore water bodiesDerwent Estuary
Storm Bay

The Alum Cliffs are a section of cliffed coast facing the Derwent Estuary and Storm Bay along the suburbs of Taroona, Bonnet Hill, and Kingston Beach, Tasmania, Australia. Composed of Permian mudstone, the cliff formation stretches for 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) between Hinsby Beach and Tyndall Beach at Kingston Beach. The cliff face reaches heights of up to 30 metres (98 ft) above sea level and has vistas of the Derwent Estuary, Storm Bay, South Arm and Bruny Island.[1]

  1. ^ "Alum Cliffs, Taroona". Retrieved 20 August 2022.