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Tasman Monument - TAS

Tasman Monument

Historic Site

Position

DEG: -42.888269 147.814685

DMS: 42º 53' 17.76" S 147º 48' 52.86" E

UTM: 55 G 5251271mN 566524mE

Altitude: 8.1m

Address & Contact

Imlay St
Dunalley TAS 7177

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Information

This monument was erected by the government of Tasmania to mark the 300th anniversary of the sighting of the West Coast of Tasmania, (then called then Van Diemans Land) by the Tasman expedition on 24 November 1642.
The monument was unveiled on 3 December 1942 at Tasman Bay on the coast. About 10 km north east of Donnelly is the first Tasman monument built by the royal Society of Tasmania in 1923. It marks the place where the Dutch flag was planted on third of December 1642.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Maria Island at 02/01:00am EST

Distance from Tasman Monument 30.11km NE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
9.7°C	4.7°C	66%	3.7°C	1030.3hPa	0.0mm	W	19km/hr 10knots	22km/hr 12knots

Closest Climatic Station

Hobart Airport

Distance from Tasman Monument 26.07km W

	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