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伯爾尼

Also known as Burnie, Tasmania, Emu Bay

Burnie ( ; pirinilaplu/palawa kani: Pataway) is a port city on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is the fourth largest city on the island, located approximately north-west of the state capital of Hobart, north-west of Launceston, and west of Devonport. Founded in 1827 as Emu Bay, the township was renamed in the early 1840s after William Burnie, a director of the Van Diemen's Land Company, and proclaimed a city by Queen Elizabeth II on 26 April 1988. As of the , Burnie has a population of 19,918, with a municipality area of , administered by the City of Burnie.

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Place details

Locality: Burnie
Region: Tasmania
Country: Australia
Population: 19,972
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Travel guide

Get around

Metro Tasmania operates scheduled bus services in the Burnie area, and services to Wynyard, Somerset, Penguin and Ulverstone. Timetables are available from Metrotas website Fares are around $8 for a single one-way trip, per person.

See

thumbnail|200px|Tasmanian native hen at the Romaine Reserve, Burnie Visitor Information Hub - Operating during cruise ship season in the cultural precinct Plaza, Burnie. Fernglade - just a few minutes drive east of the city, a ferny environment with picnic facilities, great for a BBQ and a walk along the banks of the Emu River. You may see be fortunate and see a wild platypus at Fern Glade. The second entrance is the start of a 3 km walk in the Emu Valley, through to Rutherford Rd in Stowport. This track is also excellent for mountain bikes Guide Falls - An easy and picturesque 20-minute drive south of Burnie, Guide Falls Reserve is a popular picnic attraction with tables and bbq amenities. Best water flow in Winter and Spring. ANZAC Park Somerset Beach, which stretches along the full length of the Somerset coastline from the River Cam to the far western outskirts. The Cam River

Do

Heritage town walk - Walking tours

Drink

Hellyers Road Distillery - Makes whisky and also has a cafe and restaurant.

Go next

thumb|alt=A panorama of a large valley|Looking northwest from Solomon's Throne - Walls of Jerusalem National Park West Stanley East Penguin Devonport South West Coast Cradle Mountain – one of Tasmania's biggest icons. Walls of Jerusalem National Park – a beautiful less visited national park. You'll need to make careful preparations for a true bush experience since there's no direct road access and no visitor facilities. Landscapes are as lyrically beautiful as are some of their Biblical names: The Damascus Gate, Herods Gate, King Davids Peak, Solomons Throne, The Pool of Bethesda, and Lake Salome.

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