Anthony Road
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The Anthony Road is a highway in Western Tasmania, running from the Murchison Highway
Murchison Highway
The Murchison Highway runs from the West Coast of Tasmania to Burnie, and was opened on 13 December 1963. The part of the Highway from Waratah to Burnie was known as the Waratah Highway until 1973 at the latest....

 (A10) to the Zeehan Highway(A10) near Queenstown
Queenstown, Tasmania
Queenstown is a town in the West Coast region of the island of Tasmania. It is located in a valley on western slopes of Mount Owen on the West Coast Range.It had a population of 5,119 people . At the 2006 census, Queenstown had a population of 2,117....

. The name is derived from the Anthony River which is located in the West Coast Range.

The Anthony Road is the only road from which all major peaks of the Cradle Mountain- Lake St Clair reserve can be seen, and it gives access to several classic walk: Mt Murchison, the Dora Plateau and the Tyndall Range
Tyndall Range
The Tyndall Range is a part of the West Coast Range of Western Tasmania. It is also the location of the Tyndall Regional Reserve a reserve that is the western buffer zone for the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park World Heritage Area....

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It runs close the lakes both natural and man made that exist in the upper reaches of the Lake Murchison catchment of the Pieman River power scheme - Lake Plimsoll (man made), Lake Selina
Lake Selina (Tasmania)
Lake Selina is the name of a lake to the east of Mount Read,in the West Coast Range, West Coast of Tasmania. Its location and conditions have led it be a location of research into Pleistocene and Holocene environments ....

, and Lake Westwood
Lake Westwood (Tasmania)
Lake Westwood is a glacial lake in The Tyndalls to the east of Mount Read,in the West Coast Range, West Coast of Tasmania.It is located south east of the Henty Gold Mine and it lies between Lake Julia and Lake Selina adjacent to the Anthony Road B28 that travels between Tullah and...

. It also goes close to the base of Mount Murchison
Mount Murchison
Mount Murchison may refer to:In Antarctica* Mount Murchison , Antarctica* Mount Murchison , the highest peak in the Mountaineer Range, AntarcticaIn Australia* Mount Murchison In Canada* Mount Murchison...

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It is also an access road for the Henty Gold Mine
Henty Gold Mine
The Henty Gold Mine is located at the head of the Henty River on the edge of the West Coast Range in Western Tasmania. It is approximately 30 km north of Queenstown. It is east of Zeehan and south of Tullah. It can be reached by the Hydro-built road that passes between the Henty River and...

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It runs parallel to the Henty River for the last 10 kilometres before the Zeehan Highway.

External links

  • http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/wha/wherein/detail.html Map of World Heritage Area
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