South West Tasmania

South West Tasmania Tasmania
Mount Anne is the tallest mountain in south-west Tasmania, at 1,423 m (4,669 ft) AMSL.
Population	15
LGA(s)	Derwent Valley Huon Valley
State electorate(s)	Lyons, Franklin
Federal division(s)	Lyons, Franklin
Localities around South West Tasmania: Southern Ocean North West Tasmania Central Highlands Southern Ocean South West Tasmania Southern Tasmania Southern Ocean Southern Ocean Southern Ocean

South West Tasmania is a region in Tasmania that has evoked curiosity and wonder during the period of European presence on the island.

Initially relatively unexplored by Europeans, in the mid-twentieth century the area was considered for its potential resources for development. Much of the area is now protected within the Southwest National Park and as part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.

The most notable controversy occurring in the region was the flooding of Lake Pedder as part of a hydro-electric development, in 1972. This was followed, further north, by the proposed damming of the Franklin River in the early 1980s, which did not proceed.

Southwest is a locality that covers most of the region. The locality (and therefore the region) is in the local government areas of Derwent Valley (29%), Huon Valley (20%), Central Highlands (7%) and West Coast (44%). Its central point, near the encircled locality of Strathgordon, is about 116 kilometres (72 mi) west of the town of New Norfolk, the administrative centre for the Derwent Valley Council. The 2016 census has a population of 15 for the state suburb of Southwest.^[1]