Alum Cliffs | |
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Cliffs | |
Coordinates: 42°57′41.55″S 147°20′28.58″E / 42.9615417°S 147.3412722°E | |
Location | Tasmania, Australia |
Offshore water bodies | Derwent 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]