Australian aboriginals are the native people of Tasmania. Abel Janszoon Tasman landed on the island in 1642. He called it "Van Diemen's Land". It was later called Tasmania. Much later, people came from Europe, mostly from the British Empire, to live on the island. The album "Fred Holstein: A Collection" includes Fred Holstein's version of the classic folk song "Maggie May" ( Maggie May (folk song), which is different from Rod Stewart's Maggie May). In his version, the prostitute and thief Maggie May is transported to "Van Diemen's cruel shore." In the novel The Convicts by Iain Lawrence, young Tom Tin is sent to Van Diemen's Land on charges of murder. Wineglass Bay seen from Mount Amos at Freycinet National Park Satellite image showing snow covering Tasmania's highlands, August 2020.

Ryan, Lyndall (2012), Tasmanian Aborigines, Sydney: Allen & Unwin, pp.xix, 215, ISBN 978-1-74237-068-2 Convicts and the British colonies in Australia". Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016 . Retrieved 31 December 2015. Athrotaxis (Tasmanian cedar/redwood) – a genus comprising three extant species related to sequoia found in Tasmania. [105] Tasmania has a large percentage of endemism whilst featuring many types of animals found on mainland Australia. Many of these species, such as the platypus are larger than their mainland relatives. [108]

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About 4.5% of people in Tasmania follows non-Christian religion mainly Hinduism (1.7%), Buddhism (1.0%) and Islam (0.9%). [132] It is just in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. The crater is a rimless circular flat-floored depression, 1.2km (0.75mi) in diameter, in mountainous and heavily forested terrain. It is East of the West Coast Range and the former North Mount Lyell Railway formation. Van Diemen's Land was the colonial name of the island of Tasmania used by the British during the European exploration of Australia in the 19th century. A British settlement was established in Van Diemen's Land in 1803 before it became a separate colony in 1825. Its penal colonies became notorious destinations for the transportation of convicts due to the harsh environment, isolation and reputation for being inescapable. Macquarie Harbour and Port Arthur are among the most well-known penal settlements on the island. Tasmania ( / t æ z ˈ m eɪ n i ə/; Palawa kani: lutruwita [14]) is an island state of Australia. [15] It is located 240kilometres (150miles) to the south of the Australian mainland, separated from it by the Bass Strait, with the archipelago containing the southernmost point of the country. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the 26th-largest island in the world, and the surrounding 1000 islands. [16] It is Australia's least populous state, with 569,825 residents as of December2021 [update]. The state capital and largest city is Hobart, with around 40 percent of the population living in the Greater Hobart area. [17] This makes it Australia's most decentralised state. [18]

The White Shield – A circular white ground with a diameter equal to three-sevenths of a breadth of the flag and positioned with its centre one-quarter of the length of the flag from the edge of the fly and on the line between the upper and lower quarters.Under British rule the island was initially part of the Colony of New South Wales but became a separate colony under the name Van Diemen's Land (named after Anthony van Diemen) in 1825. [22] Approximately 80,000 convicts were sent to Van Diemen's Land before this practice, known as transportation, ceased in 1853. [23] In 1855 the present Constitution of Tasmania was enacted, and the following year the colony formally changed its name to Tasmania. In 1901 it became a state of Australia through the process of the federation of Australia. The Tasmanian Blue Gum, Eucalyptus glolulus Labill., was collected from the south-east coast of Tasmania in 1792-93 by the French naturalist J. J. H. de Labillardiere and was described and illustrated by him in 1799. Labillardiere was a member of the expedition which, under the command of Bruny d’Entrecasteaux, sailed to the southern hemisphere in search of the missing explorer J. F. G. de La Perouse. Devonport Climate Statistics". Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021 . Retrieved 14 May 2021.

Edible Plants of Tasmania" (PDF). National Landcare Programme, NRM North. Australian Government. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2021 . Retrieved 4 September 2021. The most mountainous region is the Central Highlands area, which covers most of the central western parts of the state. The Midlands located in the central east, is fairly flat, and is predominantly used for agriculture, although farming activity is scattered throughout the state. Tasmania's tallest mountain is Mount Ossa at 1,617m (5,305ft). [74] Much of Tasmania is still densely forested, with the Southwest National Park and neighbouring areas holding some of the last temperate rain forests in the Southern Hemisphere. The Tarkine, containing Savage River National Park located in the island's far north west, is the largest temperate rainforest area in Australia covering about 3,800 square kilometres (1,500sqmi). [75] With its rugged topography, Tasmania has a great number of rivers. Several of Tasmania's largest rivers have been dammed at some point to provide hydroelectricity. Many rivers begin in the Central Highlands and flow out to the coast. Tasmania's major population centres are mainly situated around estuaries (some of which are named rivers). Moyle, Helen (February 2020). Australia's fertility transition: a study of 19th-century Tasmania. Canberra: ANU Press. p.49. ISBN 9781760463366. JSTOR j.ctvxrpxqd. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020 . Retrieved 27 July 2020. Darwin Crater is a suspected meteorite impact crater in Western Tasmania about 26km (16mi) south of Queenstown.

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Discover Tasmania. "Climate and weather". Writer for Discover Tasmania. Tasmania, Australia: Discover Tasmania. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016 . Retrieved 27 October 2016. Main article: Economy of Tasmania Smoked Tasmanian salmon. Tasmania is a large exporter of seafood, particularly salmon. Hop farms in the Derwent Valley.

Flood, Josephine (2019). The Original Australians, the story of the Aboriginal people. Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin. p.107. ISBN 9781760527075.

Van Diemen's Land is the setting of the novel English Passengers by Matthew Kneale (2000), which tells the story of three eccentric Englishmen who in 1857 set sail for the island in search of the Garden of Eden. The story runs parallel with the narrative of a young Tasmanian who tells the struggle of the indigenous population and the desperate battle against the invading British colonists. Proclamation of Tasmanian floral emblem". Tasmanian Government Gazette. Parliament of Tasmania. 27 November 1962. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018 . Retrieved 23 January 2013. Ridge, Justin. "Mt. Ossa, Tasmania". The Interactive Tour of Tasmania. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011 . Retrieved 26 August 2011. the State Badge is to be situated with its centre halfway between the edge of the canton and the end of the fly, and a third of the distance from the bottom of the flag; Sporting colours". Department of Premier and Cabinet. Tasmanian Government. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021 . Retrieved 5 September 2021.