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Tasmania
is an island
roughly the size
of West
Virginia,
located 240 km
off the
south-east
corner of
mainland
Australia. Next
stop south is
Antarctica, 2000
km away.
Encircled
by the Southern
Ocean, Tasman
Sea and Bass
Strait, we
breathe the
world’s
cleanest air and
rejoice in pure
water and
fertile soils
– our wine and
food are
acclaimed around
the world.
Tasmania
is a natural
island – a
land of
dramatic
coastlines,
rugged
mountains, tall
forests and
sparkling
highland lakes.
Over a third of
the state is
reserved in a
network of
National Parks
and the
Tasmanian
Wilderness World
Heritage Area, a
refuge and
habitat for rare
plants and
animals,
including
survivors of the
ancient southern
super continent,
Gondwana.
Our
European
heritage dates
back to the
early 1800s,
while Tasmanian
Aboriginals
first reached
here 40,000
years ago.
Tasmania
also has a
vibrant cultural
life, boasting
one of the best
small orchestras
in the world and
literary authors
such as Richard
Flanagan, winner
of the 2002
Commonwealth
Writer's Prize.
Wilderness,
heritage, art
& culture, wine
& food –
they’re
waiting for you
in Tasmania.
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