| Table Cape Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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 Overlooking Freestone Cove from Fossil Bluff with Table Cape in the background | |||||||||||||||
  Table Cape Location of Table Cape | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°57′02″S 145°43′31″E / 40.95056°S 145.72528°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 87 (2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7325 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 180 m (591 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 4 km (2 mi) N of Wynyard, Tasmania | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Waratah-Wynyard | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North West Tasmania | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
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Table Cape is an extinct volcano located near Wynyard on the North West of Tasmania, Australia, it is also the name of the locality which encompasses the geological feature. Table Cape is a more or less circular extinct volcano with a flat top, its northern and eastern faces rise steeply from Bass Strait to a height of approximately 170 metres (560 ft) above sea level.[2] It was named by British navigator, Matthew Flinders, as he and George Bass circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) in 1798 upon the Norfolk. Flinders also progressively named the nearby Circular Head, Three Hummock and Hunter Islands.[3]
Table Cape's top and surrounding areas are composed of fertile basalt soils and are heavily cultivated,[2] the area is renowned for the annual flowering of tulips during spring and accompanying tulip festival.[4] Table Cape locality has a population of 87.[1]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Table Cape (Suburbs & Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats.
- ^ a b R. D. Gee (1971). Geological Survey Explanatory Report: Table Cape (PDF) (Report). Tasmania Department of Mines. p. 36. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ Sprod, Dan (2006). "Companion to Tasmanian History: Exploration by Sea". utas.edu.au. Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ Sayer, Luke (31 July 2015). "Tulip festival a bloomin' wonder for community". The Advocate. Fairfax Regional Media. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
