King George Sound (Tasmania)
Sound in Tasmania, Australia
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King George Sound, also referred to as King George's Sound, is a body of water within Norfolk Bay, in Tasmania, Australia.[1] It opens into Norfolk Bay at King George Island and extends to the town of Murdunna.[2][3]
In 1863, a newspaper reported on "an island known as Garden Island, situate in Norfolk Bay and King George's Sound".[4]
The southern part of the mouth of King George Sound lies Flinder's trench, which used to be of significance to the local shellfish industry.[citation needed] There is a shellfish industry in the area, specifically for the Pacific oyster (Magallana gigas).[5]