Honeymoon Bay (Tasmania)

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Honeymoon Bay is located on the Freycinet Peninsula of Tasmania.

Freycinet Peninsula peninsula

The Freycinet Peninsula is a large peninsula located on the eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The peninsula is located north of Schouten Island and is contained within the Freycinet National Park.

Tasmania island state of Australia

Tasmania is an island state of Australia. It is located 240 km (150 mi) to the south of the Australian mainland, separated by Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the 26th-largest island in the world, and the surrounding 334 islands. The state has a population of around 526,700 as of March 2018. Just over forty percent of the population resides in the Greater Hobart precinct, which forms the metropolitan area of the state capital and largest city, Hobart.

It is a bay within a bay, being part of the larger Coles Bay. [1]

Coles Bay, Tasmania Town in Tasmania, Australia

Coles Bay is an Australian town on the east Coast of Tasmania 192 km north-east of Hobart and 209 km south-east of Launceston, being the main entrance point for visitors to the Freycinet National Park.

It is a popular destination for picnics, birdwatching and snorkeling.

Snorkeling Swimming while breathing through a snorkel

Snorkeling is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped breathing tube called a snorkel, and usually swimfins. In cooler waters, a wetsuit may also be worn. Use of this equipment allows the snorkeler to observe underwater attractions for extended periods with relatively little effort and to breathe while face-down at the surface.

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Honeymoon Bay
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Sunset

Notes

  1. "AT HONEYMOON BAY". The Australian Women's Weekly . 9 June 1971. p. 17. Retrieved 17 June 2015 via National Library of Australia.

Coordinates: 42°08′14″S148°17′55″E / 42.137139°S 148.29853°E / -42.137139; 148.29853

Geographic coordinate system Coordinate system

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