Montezuma Falls
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Montezuma Falls are located on a minor tributary to Lake Pieman
, north-east of Zeehan
, on West Coast
Tasmania
, Australia
.
In historical context - on the route of the former North East Dundas Tramway
not far from the old mining town of Williamsford
at the foot of Mount Read. With a fall of 104 Metres, the falls are considered to be one of the highest in Tasmania
Pieman River
The Pieman River is a river on the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia. It was dammed with the 122m high Reece Dam in 1986 - creating Lake Pieman.-Name:...
, north-east of Zeehan
Zeehan, Tasmania
Zeehan is a town on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It lies southwest of Burnie. At the 2006 census, Zeehan had a population of 845. It is part of the Municipality of West Coast....
, on West Coast
West Coast, Tasmania
The West Coast of Tasmania is the part of the state that is strongly associated with wilderness, mining and tourism, rough country and isolation...
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...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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In historical context - on the route of the former North East Dundas Tramway
North East Dundas Tramway
The North East Dundas Tramway was a gauge tramway on West Coast Tasmania that ran between Zeehan and Deep Lead . It was part of Tasmanian Government Railways...
not far from the old mining town of Williamsford
Williamsford, Tasmania
Williamsford, Tasmania is the location of a former mining community, south of Rosebery, Tasmania and on the western lower reaches of Mount Read.It was formerly reached by the North East Dundas Tramway a line which operated between 1896 and 1929....
at the foot of Mount Read. With a fall of 104 Metres, the falls are considered to be one of the highest in Tasmania