River TamarArticle Free Pass River Tamar, tidal estuary in
northern Tasmania, Australia, formed by the confluence of the
North and South Esk rivers. It extends 40 miles (65 km)
northwest to enter Bass Strait at Port Dalrymple, the mouth of
the estuary. The latter was named in 1798 by the explorers
George Bass and Matthew Flinders and was the site in 1804 of
York Town (or Yorktown), the first local settlement. About 2
miles (3 km) wide, the River Tamar is navigable over its entire
length to the port of Launceston, but larger ships use wharves
closer to the mouth at Bell Bay, Australia’s largest aluminum-
production complex, and at Beauty Point and Inspection Head.
Fertile terraces, which support orchards, vineyards, and sheep
farms, line the river, which is paralleled by the East and West
Tamar highways. The name Tamar was taken from a river flowing
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