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Tasmania
Tasmania is an island state of Australia. It’s located approximately 150 miles from the southern tip of the mainland. The island’s main industries include eco-tourism and mining. It is named after the Tasmanian devil, which exists only on the island.
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Is Tasmania an independent country?
No. Tasmania s a state. It has never been a country. Originally considered part of New South Wales, it became one of the states of the Commonwealth of Australia at Federation on 1 January 1901.
What is the population of Hobart Australia?
As of 3 July 2009, Hobart's estimated resident population was 211,948 people.
In Australia what is the state farthest south but north of Tasmania?
The mainland state farthest south in Australia and north of Tasmania is Victoria.
How do the barrier islands protect Georgia's mainland?
They block much of the wind, sands, and water that could cause erosion on the mainland.
Which places in Tasmania have a french name?
- Latrobe
- Freycinet
- Huon Valley
- Bruny Island
- D'Entrecasteaux Channel
Tasmania's four seasons are the same as the rest of Australia.
Summer - December, January, and February.
Autumn - March, April, and May.
Winter- June, July, and August.
Spring - September, October, and November.
What is the capital city of Hobart?
Hobart is a city; therefore, it cannot have a capital.
Hobart is the capital of Australia's island state of Tasmania.
Tasmania's land uses include:
- commercial forestry - accounting for about 24% of land use in Tasmania
- nature conservation and National parks
- mining
- agriculture (crops, poppies for pharmaceutical uses, floral farms, vegetables)
- dairy and beef cattle, other livestock
- hydro-electric power generation
For more details on Tasmania's land uses, see the related link below.
Who circumnavigated Van Diemens Land?
Van Diemen's land (now Tasmania) was first circumnavigated by sea explorers George Bass and Matthew Flinders.
What is Tasmania's original name?
Antony Van Diemen's Land, later shortened to Van Diemen's Land and changed in 1856 to honour Tasman, the first European discoverer.
What did they do to the island of Tasmania?
Originally named Van Diemen's Land, Tasmania was initially settled as a penal colony. Convicts were sent the directly from England, while the worst convicts in Sydney were also transferred there, to locations like Port Arthur, Sarah Island or Maria Island. These colonies were working penal colonies, taking advantage of the need for logging, but the harshness of the conditions, and the fact that more murderers were sent there, led to them developing a reputation for cruelty.
During the course of early European settlement, other terrible things were done to the island. The entire race of full-blooded Tasmanian Aborigines was wiped out, as they were relocated to offshore stands where they were not given the care they were promised. This was to enable to white settlers to move in, without the threat of conflict with the Aborigines. There had already been one major conflict between Europeans and Aborigines, at the "battle of Risdon Cove", where the indigenous people were massacred.
Not content with removing all the indigenous people, the white settlers then turned to exterminating two unique species: the Thylacine, often known as the Tasmanian tiger, and the Tasmanian devil. Both animals were hunted down as livestock killers, but during the 1900s, protective measures were put in place, and the Tasmanian devil was brought back from the brink of extinction. protection came too late for the Thylacine, however, and the last known specimen died in 1936.
What causes summer in Australia?
Summer in Australia is caused by the same actions that cause summer elsewhere across the Earth. It is caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis as it orbits the Sun. The way the Earth is angled towards the Sun at any given time of the year causes an increase or decrease in the number of daylight hours: summer is caused by an increase in daylight hours and a more vertical angle of sunlight.
What is the populaion of Tasmania?
Tasmania has a population of about 500 000 people (March 2009).
Hobart- 210 000
Launceston- 103 000
Burnie- 20 000
Devonport- 21 000
Was Tasmania ever joined to the mainland?
Yes, but it became an island about 35,000 years ago.
No it didn't. 35,000 years ago Tasmania was still joined to mainland Australia and was populated by Aboriginals. By around 12,000 years ago the sea had separated Tasmania from the mainland and cut off any interaction between Tasmanian Aboriginals and those on the mainland. The result of this separation was some superficial differences between the two groups.
What is the size of the Tasmania Police force?
There are over 1200 police officers in the Tasmanian police force. The force was established in the year 1899. Presently the 1200 officers serve a population of about 500,000 people.
Tasmania belongs to Australia. It is one of Australia's states.
Is Tasmania an Australian capital city?
No, Tasmania is one of the states of Australia. The capital city of Tasmania is Hobart.
What are the names of the Tunisian ports?
Bizerte, Sfax, La Goulette, and Gabes are ports in Tunisia.
What is the driving time from taunton to launceston?
The total distance is 77 miles. The journey would take about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
When did logging in Tasmania start?
Logging in Tasmania started from the early 1800s, at least as early as the 1820s. Early convict settlements, such as those at Macquarie Harbour and Port Arthur employed convicts in the logging trade.
