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 Beauty Point, Tasmania - Definition 

Beauty Point is a town by the Tamar River, in the north-east of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 45km north of Launceston, and has a population of 1137 (1991 census). It is part of the Municipality of West Tamar.

The town was first established as a port to service the nearly gold mine town of Beaconsfield. As the gold rush ended, it became an apple exporting centre.

It is also a major fishing town. The Australian Maritime College has a campus here, for fisheries and seamanship courses. More recently, the town has also become the home of Seahorse World, a working seahorse farm and educational centre that is open to the public.

Beauty Point is also the starting point of the Three Peaks Race, a yachting and running event around the east of the state.


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