Mount Heemskirk

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Mount Heemskirk

Mountain close to the coast of Western Tasmania was the first sighted feature on the island of Tasmania by Abel Tasman on 24th November 1642.[1]

The mountain and its surrounding high ground was also known as the Heemskirk mining area in the 1890's and early 1900's [2]

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  1. ^ Robson, Lloyd (1983) A history of Tasmania. Volume 1 Melbourne, Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195543645 p.3
  2. ^ Waterhouse, L. Lawry (1916) The South Heemskirk Tin Field Hobart. Dept. of Mines, Geological Survey bulletin (Geological Survey of Tasmania) ; no. 21.

Coordinates: 41°52′S 145°10′E / -41.867, 145.167