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 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.[1][2]
^Hills, Loftus; Tasmania. Department of Mines (1914), Geological reconnaissance of the country between Cape Sorell and Point Hibbs, Dept. of Mines, retrieved 13 February 2018
^Prince, Brian; Tasmania. Dept. of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage; Australian Heritage Commission (1992), Aboriginal archaeological sites on the West Coast of Tasmania : port Davey to Cape Sorell : a report to the Tasmanian Department of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage, Dept. of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage, retrieved 13 February 2018
CapeSorell is a headland located in the Southern Ocean outside Macquarie Harbour on the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia. The cape and the Cape Sorell...
ABFC CapeSorell, named after CapeSorell in Tasmania, is a Cape-class patrol boat of the marine unit of the Australian Border Force. The ship was the...
42°12′S 145°03′E / 42.200°S 145.050°E / -42.200; 145.050 The CapeSorell Waverider Buoy, also named Captain Fathom by the listeners of ABC Radio, Tasmania...
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The CapeSorell Lighthouse is a heritage-listed lighthouse that is located on CapeSorell in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The lighthouse...
the Cape of Good Hope, and was promoted brevet lieutenant-colonel. He returned to England in 1811 and on 4 February 1813 retired from the army. Sorell had...
Island in a north–south strip, and also in a region west of Hobart. The CapeSorell Block is a region of metamorphosed sediments from the Mesoproterozoic...
average of 5.33 different types per location. In contrast, in the west, CapeSorell yielded three types, and Togari North-Christmas Hills yielded six, but...
coast South West - generally starting at CapeSorell and finishing at either South Cape or South East Cape South East - usually incorporates the region...
Sir Julian Sorell Huxley FRS (22 June 1887 – 14 February 1975) was a British evolutionary biologist, eugenicist, and internationalist. He was a proponent...
entrance area is known as Macquarie Heads, and the most western point is CapeSorell. The sheer volume of fresh water that pours into the Harbour through...
Mount Sorell is a mountain located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. With an elevation of 1,144 metres (3,753 ft) above sea level, the mountain...
Natural Birchs Inlet CapeSorell Darwin Crater Granville Harbour Hells Gates Iron Blow Kelly Basin Linda Valley Macquarie Harbour Montezuma Falls Nelson...
utilised to provide access between locations on the CapeSorell headland between the CapeSorell Lighthouse and the jetty and wharf locations - as well...
fronts and extreme weather are regular occurrences on the West Coast. The CapeSorell Waverider Buoy which was initiated by the BOM in 1998 (there had been...
construction. Bonnet Island has a lighthouse, which was built before the CapeSorell Lighthouse. Since November 2009, it has been opened up to tourists. As...
include Cape Don Light, East Vernon Light, Emery Point Light, Cape Hotham Light and Cape Fourcroy. Of these five, three can be considered "siblings", Cape Hotham...
feature along the coast south of CapeSorell that is used to delineate sections of the coast. Like South West Cape, it is used as a reference point for...
nearby. The point is a location on the west coast walking track between CapeSorell and Port Davey, with High Rocky Point being in an area of thick almost...
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