Gorgona Agricultural Penal Colony also home to a vegetable garden and olive tree grove where olive oil is produced, as well as livestock facilities which high quality cheese, chicken and pork is produced. The island is named after the Gorgons of Greek mythology which were three sisters, Medusa, Stheno and Euryale, who had hair made of venomous snakes that could turn any observer into stone. Since the 4th century AD, Gorgona has been home to various monastic orders including the Benedictines until it finally came under the influence of the Carthusians in the 14th century. Eventually the Gorgona Abbey was abandoned in 1425 though
Sisters Creek, Tasmania hills were subsequently officially named “Two Sisters”. The C229 route terminates at the Bass Highway in Sisters Creek. It runs south to , and from there leads, via route 236, to the Murchison Highway. Sisters Creek, Tasmania Sisters Creek is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of Waratah-Wynyard, in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about north-west of the town of Wynyard. The Bass Highway passes through from east to west, and the watercourse named Sisters Creek flows through from south to north. The 2016 census determined a population of 134 for