This is the state of Tasmania. It is separated from the mainland by Bass Strait.
It is unknown when Tasmania was cut off from the mainland, as it has been an island since before the Aborigines arrived in Australia.
Australia had six main colonies in 1864, not four. They were New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland (newly separated from NSW in 1859) and Tasmania (which had changed its name from Van Diemen's Land in 1856).
No. Being a state of Australia, Tasmania has its own Premier. The Prime Minister of Australia is the main leader over all the states and territories. Australia does not have a President.
New Zealand (North and South islands) and Australia (main island and Tasmania)
Tasmania is an island and is the southernmost state of Australia. It was originally named Van Diemen's Land, and was claimed as part of New South Wales when Captain Arthur Phillip raised the British flag upon arrival of the First Fleet in Port Jackson on 26 January 1788.Tasmania became one of the states of Australia in 1901 when all the colonies federated and became the nation of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Tasmania is an island state of the Commonwealth of Australia. They use the Australian dollar.
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The largest island south of the Australian mainland is Tasmania, one of Australia's states. It is actually more southeast of Victoria (another of Australia's states) than just south of Australia itself. Abel Tasman originally named it 'Antony van Diemen's Land' after the governor of Batavia. It was subsequently shortened to Van Diemen's Land, until the colony petitioned to have the name changed to Tasmania,after its European discoverer.Australia's third-largest island, Kangaroo Island, lies south of Australia, off the South Australian coast.Between Tasmania and the mainland are numerous smaller islands in Bass Strait. The two largest of these are King Island and Flinders Island.
what is the name of the airport of the city of Hobart in the state of Tasmania in Australia
There is no island 300 miles south of Melbourne, Australia. The nearest any island comes to being in this location is Tasmania, Australia's island state. The distance from Tasmania to the closest point on the Victorian mainland is around 240 km, which is about 150 miles.
Tasmania is one of Australia's states, so there are many flights from main airports on the continent to the larger cities in Tasmania. In particular, the capital city of Hobart has a major airport. Tasmania can also be reached by the "Spirit of Tasmania", a large passenger and vehicular ferry from Melbourne. The ferry takes around 11 hours from Melbourne.