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The Inclined Plane - TAS

The Inclined Plane

Ruins

Position

DEG: -42.985527 147.722405

DMS: 42º 59' 7.9" S 147º 43' 20.68" E

UTM: 55 G 5240539mN 558896mE

Altitude: 14.99m

Address & Contact

Unnamed Road
Saltwater River TAS 7186

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

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Information

The incline plane took coal wagons to and from the 1845 shaft. Paired wagons, ran on two sets of rails, linked by rope cable around a wheel at the top. The weight of a loaded wagon coming down, hauled an empty wagon back up.

PlaceID	432333

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Fingal at 21/02:00am EDT

Distance from The Inclined Plane 31.57km W

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
12.8°C	11.7°C	86%	10.5°C	hPa	0.0mm	SW	7km/hr 4knots	11km/hr 6knots

Closest Climatic Station

Hobart Airport

Distance from The Inclined Plane 24.53km NW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	22.5	22.3	20.7	18.1	15.2	12.9	12.5	13.5	15.3	17.3	19.0	20.7
Mean Min. °C	12.0	12.0	10.8	8.8	6.6	4.6	4.1	4.7	6.0	7.5	9.2	10.7
Mean Rain mm	40.3	36.1	36.5	42.6	35.4	32.6	42.4	47.1	42.2	46.2	44.2	53.1