Loading AI tools
Town in Tasmania, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Surprise Bay is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of King Island in the north-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 28 kilometres (17 mi) south of the town of Currie. The 2016 census recorded a population of nil for the state suburb of Surprise Bay.[1]
Surprise Bay Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coordinates | 40°06′48″S 143°55′30″E | ||||||||||||||
Population | nil (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7256 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 28 km (17 mi) S of Currie | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | King Island | ||||||||||||||
Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
|
Surprise Bay is a confirmed locality.[2]
The waters of the Southern Ocean form the south-western boundary, and those of Bass Strait the south-eastern.[3]
Surprise Bay has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb), bordering on a warm Mediterranean climate (Csb).
Climate data for Surprise Bay | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 31.3 (1.23) |
40.2 (1.58) |
51.9 (2.04) |
60.6 (2.39) |
100.7 (3.96) |
102.1 (4.02) |
123.0 (4.84) |
107.5 (4.23) |
86.6 (3.41) |
71.9 (2.83) |
55.8 (2.20) |
55.1 (2.17) |
889.3 (35.01) |
Source: Bureau of Meteorology (Climate Data Online)[4] |
An un-numbered route (South Road) provides access to the locality.[2][5]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.