Mt. Ossa
The highest mountain in Tasmania is Mount Ossa, at 1617 metres.
Mount Ossa
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Tasmania's highest waterfall is Montezuma Falls, the height of which is 104m, or approximately 312 feet.
At its widest point from east to west, Tasmania spans 315 km.
At its widest point, Tasmania is about 300 km from east to west.
Tasmania is already part of Australia. Bass Strait, the stretch of water that separate Tasmania from the mainland, is 240 km wide at its narrowest point: thus, that is the distance between Tasmania, Australia, and mainland Australia.
As of February 2013, the highest officially recorded temperature in Tasmania was 42.2 degrees Celsius at Scamander on 30 December 2009.
The distance from Australia's island state of Tasmania to the closest point on the mainland is around 240 km.
The highest wind speed recorded in Tasmania was 254 km/h (158 mph), observed at the summit of Mount Wellington during a severe storm in 2016. Tasmania is known for its strong winds, particularly in exposed areas and during winter storms. These extreme winds can have significant impacts on the environment and infrastructure in the region.
The highest point on a fir is the treetop.
From Cape York, the northernmost point of Australia, to the southernmost point in Tasmania, is about 3,860 km.