Lunawanna, Tasmania
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Lunawanna is a small township
on the western side of Bruny Island, Tasmania
, facing the D'Entrecasteaux Channel
. It is named after part of the Tasmanian aboriginal name for Bruny Island, Lunawanna-alonnah (a nearby township about 5 km to its north being named Alonnah
).
Lunawanna has a Mangana store that sells petrol, groceries and pies.
Lunawanna is part of the Kingborough Council local government area.
Township
The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...
on the western side of Bruny Island, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, facing the D'Entrecasteaux Channel
D'Entrecasteaux Channel
The D'Entrecasteaux Channel is a region of water between Bruny Island and the south-east of the mainland of Tasmania. It extends between the estuaries of the Derwent, and the Huon Rivers...
. It is named after part of the Tasmanian aboriginal name for Bruny Island, Lunawanna-alonnah (a nearby township about 5 km to its north being named Alonnah
Alonnah, Tasmania
Alonnah is a small township on the western side of Bruny Island, Tasmania, facing the D'Entrecasteaux Channel. Originally named Mill's Reef, it was renamed in the early 1900s after part of the Tasmanian aboriginal name for Bruny Island, Lunawanna-alonnah Alonnah (Australian Postcode 7150) is a...
).
Lunawanna has a Mangana store that sells petrol, groceries and pies.
Lunawanna is part of the Kingborough Council local government area.