THE latitude and longitude of Tasmania is 147 E and 42 S
At its widest point from east to west, Tasmania spans 315 km.
Tasmania has had two different names.Tasmania's original name was Van Diemen's Land and it was named after the Governor of Batavia, Antony Van Diemen.In the mid 1800s, it was renamed after the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, the first European to discover and land on the island.
It depends on what you mean by "how old". Much of Tasmania is composed of dolerite which means the island began life as stewing magma agitating under the earth's crust until, some 145-199 million years ago, it spewed forth from the belly of the earth during the Jurassic period. Much later, about ten thousand years ago, Tasmania split off from the mainland of Australia, compelled by tectonic forces to begin a new life as an island. Anthropological evidence suggests man occupied Tasmania some 35,000 years ago, long before it drifted out to sea. In 1642, Abel Tasman, the European to discover the island, spotted Tasmania. British colonies occupied the island in the early 19th century.
Tasmania could be said to have been founded by Lieutenant-Governor David Collins in 1804. He was directed by the British Government to establish a convict settlement on Australia's southern coast. This settlement did not succeed due to the lack of fresh water, suitable local timber and the fact that the treacherous entrance to Port Phillip Bay made the site unusable as a whaling base.Collins had heard that there was better land and timber in Van Diemen's Land, so he moved most of the settlement across Bass Strait, and established Hobart on the Derwent River early in 1804.
No, it is cold in Tasmania. Tasmania is in the Southern Hemisphere.
The abbreviation for Tasmania is Tas.
There are no active volcanoes in Tasmania. The last known volcanic activity in Tasmania occurred millions of years ago.
Tasmania has no deserts but does have volcanoes which are either dormant or extinct.
Just above Tasmania is the mainland Australia and New Zealand is South-East of Tasmania. Tasmania is a part of Australia
There are no countries in Tasmania. Tasmania is Australia's southern island state.
Tasmania's nickname is The Apple Isle.Some also refer to Tasmania as "Tassie".
No!!! It is illegal in Tasmania. ;(
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If it is noon on Sunday in Tasmania then the day, in Tasmania, is .... surprise! ... Sunday!
There is no country in Tasmania. Tasmania is a small island, and one of the states of Australia.