Nowhere Else, Tasmania
Place in Tasmania, Australia
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Nowhere Else is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kentish in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census recorded a population of 40 for the state suburb of Nowhere Else.[1] It is a bounded rural locality on the island of Tasmania. It is located at latitude -41.366 and longitude 146.276.[2] Located on Lake Barrington (Tasmania), Nowhere Else is 190km from Hobart, and 72km west of Launceston. The postcode is 7306.
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| Coordinates: 41.366°S 146.276°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 40 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7306 | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 11 mm (0.43 in) | ||||||||||||
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History
Nowhere Else was gazetted as a locality in 1957. The name is believed to originate from a road that led to a place with no name.[3]
Geography
Lake Barrington forms the north-western boundary.[4]
