Glaziers Bay, Tasmania
Town in Tasmania, Australia
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Glaziers Bay is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Huon Valley in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south of the town of Huonville. The 2016 census recorded a population of 93 for the state suburb of Glaziers Bay.[1]
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | South-east | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 93 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7109 | ||||||||||||
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History
Glaziers Bay is a confirmed locality. The name “Glazier” may be a corruption of “Glacier”, the surname of an early settler.[2]
Geography
The western boundary follows the shoreline of The Huon River estuary.[3]
Road infrastructure
Route B68 (Channel Highway) passes to the north-east. Route C639 (Cygnet Coast Road) runs through from north-west to south-west.[2][4]