Cape Pillar
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| Coordinates: 43°11′13″S 147°57′05″E / 43.1870°S 147.9515°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | South-east | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 4 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7182 | ||||||||||||
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Cape Pillar is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Tasman in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 27 kilometres (17 mi) south-east of the town of Nubeena. The 2016 census recorded a population of four for the state suburb of Cape Pillar. It is on the Tasman Peninsula in the Tasman National Park, adjacent to Tasman Island.
It is notable as a coastal feature of the Dolerite landscape of the area.
It has been captured in illustrations as early as 1824 and later.
It is the location of a rare casuarina, Allocasuarina crassa.
Whales have been sighted in the area.
It is a reference point on the coast for mapping by Australian navy hydrographic service.