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Tasmania

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Place nameTasmania
Other namesTasmanien, Van Diemen's Land
CountryAustralia
Latitude-43
Longitude147
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names

Overview

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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5 km
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