South Coast Tasmania

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South Coast Tasmania runs from the South East Cape to the South West Cape of Tasmania. South Coast Tasmania is sometimes conflated with the South West Tasmania wilderness region.

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The significant features between South West Cape and South East Cape include:-

Cox Bight
Louisa Bay
New River Lagoon
South Cape
South Cape Bay, Tasmania, South Cape on the right. South Cape Bay edit2.jpg
South Cape Bay, Tasmania, South Cape on the right.

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