5-689: Cape Sorell is a headland located in the Southern Ocean outside Macquarie Harbour on the West Coast of Tasmania , Australia. The cape and the Cape Sorell Lighthouse , located above the headland, are important orientation points for all vessels entering the Macquarie Heads and then through Hells Gates at the entrance to the harbour. Cape Sorrell is named in honour of William Sorell , Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania from 1817 to 1824. It
10-495: A body of water . It is a type of promontory . A headland of considerable size often is called a cape . Headlands are characterised by high, breaking waves , rocky shores , intense erosion , and steep sea cliff . Headlands and bays are often found on the same coastline. A bay is flanked by land on three sides, whereas a headland is flanked by water on three sides. Headlands and bays form on discordant coastlines, where bands of rock of alternating resistance run perpendicular to
15-633: A horse drawn wooden rail tramline was used to provide access between the Cape Sorell headland and the Cape Sorell Lighthouse and the jetty and wharf locations. It was used to move rock from quarries for the construction and maintenance of the Macquarie Heads breakwater. The Cape Sorell Waverider Buoy , also known as Captain Fathom as named by the listeners of ABC Radio, Tasmania during the May 2015 to mark
20-476: Is a regularly cited feature of the west coast of Tasmania - for many systems as an indicator the northernmost point of the region South West Tasmania . Constructed in 1899 during the rise of the West Coast mining boom, the Cape Sorell Lighthouse is a heritage-listed lighthouse located on Cape Sorell. The lighthouse is located approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Strahan . Between 1900 and 1946
25-472: The centenary of the Bureau of Meteorology , is a swell -measuring buoy located west of Cape Sorell some 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Ocean Beach ( 42°12′S 145°03′E / 42.200°S 145.050°E / -42.200; 145.050 ). Headland A headland , also known as a head , is a coastal landform , a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into
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