Broader Places
Australia (5739)
Narrower Places
Macquarie Island (Australia) (37),
Hobart (Australia) (11),
George Town (Australia) (3),
Port Arthur (Australia) (2),
Launceston (Australia) (1)
Place Type state
Other Place Typesfirst level subdivision, island, penal settlement
Alternative TermsTasmanien; Van Diemen's Land
Latitude -43.000
Longitude 147.000
Europeans arrived in 1642 (Dutch Tasman); British settled in 1803 as penal colony; had Anglo-Aboriginal conflicts late 19th cen.; Tasmanian Aboriginals were extinct 1876; island has unique animal species, including Tasmanian Devil; largest city is Hobart.
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