Bell Bay | |
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Facility information | |
Location | George Town, Tasmania |
Coordinates | 41°07′50″S 146°51′33″E / 41.130444°S 146.859199°E |
Land area | 2,000 hectares (20 km2) |
Annual TEU | 47,690 |
Shipping information | |
No. of berths | 7 |
Rail information | |
Rail lines | Bell Bay Line |
Rail gauge | Narrow gauge |
Road information | |
Street access | East Tamar Highway |
Truck types | B-Double |
Bell Bay is an industrial centre and port located on the eastern shore of the Tamar River, in northern Tasmania, Australia. It lies just south of George Town.
Bell Bay Post Office opened on 18 September 1951 and closed in 1973.
It hosts an aluminium smelter,manganese alloy smelter, and a power station.
Bell Bay is connected by a 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge railway to the main line at Launceston.
Coordinates: 41°07′00″S 146°52′00″E / 41.11667°S 146.86667°E