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What is the largest island south of Australia?
The largest island south of the Australian mainland is Tasmania, one of Australia's states. Kangaroo Island is the largest island south of Australia that is not a state.
What Australian island lies to the south of Australia?
Numerous islands lie to the south of Australia, but the largest island to the south of Australia is Tasmania, one of the states of Australia.
Does Australia have an island?
Yes, it does. Tasmania, an island to the south of Australia, is one of the states of Australia. Australia has, in fact, 8222 islands attached to its states and territories. In addition, there are seven external (offshore) territories / dependencies.
What island is due south of the Australian mainland?
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.
Is Tasmania south of Australia?
Yes. It is an island off the coast of southeastern Australia. It is one of the country's six states (Australia has six states and two territories).
What is the capitol of south Australia?
Southern Australia does not have a capital. It is a general region encompassing several states. However, the capital of the state of South Australia is Adelaide, the capital of the state of Victoria is Melbourne, and the capital of Tasmania is Hobart.
Australias involvment in the Vietnam War?
Australia deployed a regiment of their Centurion tanks to Vietnam.
Which new south wales city is know as australias country music capital?
Tamworth is known as the country music capital of Australia.
What states make up mainland Australia?
Only five states and two territories make up mainland Australia: * Western Australia * South Australia * New South Wales * Victoria * Queensland * Northern Territory * Australian Capital Territory. Tasmania is the sixth state, but it is not on the mainland. It is the island state that lies across Bass Strait.
What is the name of the island off the Southern coast of Australia?
There is no island country off the southern coast of Australia. Off the southern coast is the Australian island state of Tasmania.However, a couple of thousand kilometres to the southeastis the country of New Zealand.
What island sits directly south of Australia?
Tasmania is the island south of the Australian mainland. It is, however, part of the nation of Australia.
On what continent is Tasmania located?
Tasmania is an island, so it is not physically part of any continent. It is, however, the only island state of Australia.
