Dover   TAS   7117
Population: 575,  
Height above sea level: 10,  
Latitude:43.19.00,   Longitude:147.02.00
Location:  80km south of Hobart
Highway:Huon Hwy 
Nearest Major Town:Huonville
Nearest Airport:Hobart
Touring Area:Huon Valley
Originally named Port Esperance after one of French Admiral Bruni D'Entrecasteaux ships in 1792, who also named the islands in the bay Faith, Hope and Charity it saw a boom in the 1850s when timber milling became popular.
over is an important staging point for visitors to the Hastings Caves and Thermal Springs, the Ida Bay railway, and Cockle Creek, the most southerly road in Australia.

Some towns have more detail, for more information about the town, click on the photograph.
     
© Copyright Wilkins Tourist Maps Pty Ltd 2008