Tasmania
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Tasmania is a large island off the southern coast of mainland Australia. It is a state of Australia too. Its capital and the largest city is Hobart.
It is believed that the island was joined to the mainland until the end of the most recent ice age approximately 10 000 years ago.
Later Aborigines came and settled on Tasmania. Much later people came from Europe, mostly from the British Empire.
It is the home of rare animals like thylacines (now believed to be extinct) and tasmanian devils.
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[edit] History
Tasmania is a state of Australia. Unlike the other states it is not joined to the mainland. The Bass Strait Sea separates it. Abel Janszoon Tasman discovered an island called Tasmania in 1642. When Tasmania was first founded it was not known as Tasmania it was known as Van Diemen’s Land. White people were not the first people to come to Tasmania before that there were aboriginals. Aboriginals are the native people to Tasmania and have lived here for a very long time.
[edit] States
Tasmania has many cities within its self. The capital of Tasmania is Hobart. Some other cities in Tasmania are Launceston, Devonport and Burnie.
[edit] Population
Tasmania is one of the smaller states in Australia because it has such small land area. The total population of Tasmania is 485, 300 (30th June 2005).
[edit] Place’s to visit
Tasmania has some of the most popular tourist attractions in the world. They range from old country towns to up to date cities. Some popular tourist places are: · Port Arthur · Huonville · Richmond · Coles Bay . Hagley
[edit] Famous Tasmanians
- Errol Flynn - actor, best known for his role in the 1930's as Robin Hood.
- Ricky Ponting - Current Australian Cricket Captain
- Peter Crumpton - Prolific Filmmaker based in Sydney
- Tasmanian Devil - cartoon character and a real species of marsupial it is based on.
- Princess Mary Donaldson of Denmark
