Tasmania, Miena, Great Lake, Central Highlands

One possible centre for Tasmania is found on the western shore of Little Pine Lagoon. This small lake lies next to the Marlborough Highway, between the towns of Bronte and Miena. On the Lyell Highway, just a short distance east of Bronte, lies a cairn which was erected in 1983 by members of the Institution of Surveyors (Australian Tasmanian Division). This marker commemorates the early surveyors who explored and mapped the state, and marks Trig Point 715 - said to be near the geographical centre.

Location: 42° 01' 17" South, 146° 35' 36" East
Position on Tasmania South East 1:250,000 and 8214 Meander 1:100,000 scale maps.

Monument

 

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