Tasmania Holidays
Many tourists like to take vacations to the island of Tasmania. Some tourists may want to see the culture, history, tourist attractions and sports of the island nation. Some tourists may want access to the scenery of the island. Some tourists may want to see the landscapes, culture and history of the island. Some tourists may want to see the famous cities, towns and villages of the island. Some may want to see the famous historic landmarks of the island. Some may want to stay at villas, hotels, cottages, cabins, apartments, flats, and resorts in the island region.
Tourists may want to see the famous culture, historical and scenic areas of the famous island region. Some tourists may want to see the wildlife and cultural areas. Some tourists may want to have vacations on the island.
Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name. It is located 240 kilometres south of the eastern side of the continent, being separated from it by Bass Strait. The state of Tasmania includes the island of Tasmania and other surrounding islands. .
Tasmania is promoted as the Natural State and the Island of Inspiration owing to its large and relatively unspoiled natural environment. Formally, almost 37% of Tasmania is in reserves, National Parks and World Heritage Sites. The island is 364 kilometres long from the northernmost point to the southernmost point and 306 kilometres from west to east.
Tasmania is a rugged island of temperate climate, and was considered so similar in some ways to pre-industrial England that it was referred to by some English colonists as a southern England or Britain.
Tasmania has been volcanically inactive in recent geological times and has rugged mountain ranges over much of its land area.
The most mountainous regions are the Central Highlands and southwestern areas, which cover most of the central, west and southwest parts of the state. The Midlands in central east Tasmania is fairly flat by comparison and is predominantly used for agriculture, although various types of farming activity can be seen all around the state.
The West Coast has a high rainfall which powers most of the hydroelectric projects, and its earnings from mineral activities are significant. The West Coast Range has some of the better known West Coast mines on its slopes – notably the Mount Lyell mine.
The Southwest region, in particular,
is densely forested, the National Park holding some of the last temperate rainforests
in the world. Management of such an isolated and inaccessible area has been made
easier and more reliable with the advent of satellite imaging.
Cataract Gorge,
near Launceston
Most of the population live near the coastal rivers – the Derwent in the south, and the Tamar and Mersey Rivers in the north.
Tasmania is separated from the Australian mainland by Bass Strait, which is typically rough, primarily a result of its shallow depth (typically around 60 m) and its susceptibility to Southern Ocean currents and swells.
The state capital and largest city is Hobart, which encompasses the local government areas of City of Hobart, City of Glenorchy and City of Clarence. Other major population centres include Launceston in the north and Devonport and Burnie in the northwest.
The subantarctic Macquarie Island is also under the administration of the state, as part of the Huon Valley Council local government area.
The first reported sighting of Tasmania by a European was on 24 November 1642, by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman. Captain James Cook also sighted the island in 1777, and numerous other European seafarers made landfalls, adding a colourful array to the names of topographical features.
The first settlement was by the British at Risdon Cove on the eastern bank of the Derwent estuary in 1803, by a small party sent from Sydney, under Lt. John Bowen for the purpose of preventing the French from claiming the island. An alternative settlement was established by Captain David Collins 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the south in 1804 in Sullivan's Cove on the western side of the Derwent, where fresh water was more plentiful. The latter settlement became known as Hobart Town or Hobarton, later shortened to Hobart, after the British Colonial Secretary of the time, Lord Hobart. The settlement at Risdon was later abandoned.
The early settlers were mostly convicts and their military guards, with the task of developing agriculture and other industries. Numerous other convict-based settlements were made in Van Diemen's Land, including secondary prisons, such as the particularly harsh penal colonies at Port Arthur in the southeast and Macquarie Harbour on the West Coast.
Van Diemen's Land was proclaimed a separate colony from New South Wales, with its own judicial establishment and Legislative Council, on 3 December 1825.
The Aboriginal people in Tasmania were divided into nine ethnic groups. The indigenous population at the time of British settlement in 1803 is estimated at between 5,000 and 10,000 people, but through war, persecution and disease, destroyed the people.
The dominant sports in Tasmania are cricket and Australian rules football.
Places in Tasmania
Islands:
Boundary Islet, Bruny Island, Cape Barren Island, Flinders Island, Kent Group, King Island, Maatsuyker Islands, Schouten Island, Maria Island, Macquarie Island
Lakes:
Dove Lake, Great Lake, Lake Gordon, Lake Pedder, Lake St Clair, Lake Burbury, Lake Margaret
Significant bridges:
Bowen Bridge, Batman Bridge, Bridgewater Bridge, Ross Bridge, Richmond Bridge, Sorell Causeway, Tasman Bridge
Beaches:
Bakers Beach, Bellerive Beach, Binalong Bay, Boat Harbour, Bay of Fires, Binalong Bay Beach, Coles Bay, Howrah Beach, Ocean Beach, Sisters Beach, Wine Glass Bay
Main highways:
Arthur Highway, Bass Highway, Brooker Highway, East Tamar Highway, Esk Highway, Huon Highway, Lake Highway, Lyell Highway, Midland Highway, Murchison Highway, Tasman Highway, West Tamar Highway, Zeehan Highway
Rivers:
Arthur River, Derwent River, Franklin River, Gordon River, Henty River, Huon River, King River, Leven River, Meander River, Mersey River, North Esk River, Pieman River, Picton River, Queen River, Savage River, South Esk River, Styx River, Tamar River
Mountains:
Ben Lomond, Cradle Mountain, Federation Peak, Mount Field, Frenchmans Cap, Great Western Tiers, Mount Ossa, Mount Wellington, West Coast Range
Regions:
Huon Valley, Central Highlands, Derwent Valley, East Coast, Freycinet Peninsula, Midlands, North-West Coast, South West Wilderness, Tamar Valley, Tasman Peninsula, West Coast of Tasmania
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1803 as a penal colony, it is one of Australia's oldest cities and the eleventh most populous. The city is the financial and administrative heart of Tasmania, and also serves as the home port for both Australian and French Antarctic operations. The city is located in the state's south-east on the estuary of the Derwent River. The skyline is dominated by Mount Wellington at 1,271 metres high.
Hobart is located on the estuary of the Derwent River in the state's south-east. The central business district is located on the western shore, adjacent to Sullivan's Cove, with the inner suburbs spread out along the shores of the Derwent and climbing up the hills at the foot of Mount Wellington. The Port of Hobart occupies the whole of the original Sullivan's Cove. The Greater Hobart Metropolitan area consists of three self-governing cities, City of Hobart, City of Glenorchy and City of Clarence, plus the urbanised areas of the Municipality of Kingborough and Municipality of Brighton. The suburban areas cover a significant amount of both the western and eastern sides of the river. Apart from the city, the main commercial centres are Glenorchy (the northern suburbs) and Rosny Park (the eastern shore). The satellite town Kingston, south of the city, is fast becoming an outlying suburb of Hobart. Other surrounding towns such as Sorell, Margate, Brighton and New Norfolk are popular residential areas for commuters.
List of suburbs of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Municipality of Brighton:
Bridgewater, Gagebrook, Old Beach
Municipality of Kingborough:
Blackmans Bay, Bonnet Hill, Firthside, Howden, Huntingfield, Kingston, Kingston Beach, Taroona
Municipality of Sorell
Midway Point
City of Clarence
Acton, Bellerive, Cambridge, Clarendon Vale, Clifton Beach, Geilston Bay, Howrah, Lauderdale, includes Seven Mile Beach, Lindisfarne, Montagu Bay, Mornington, Mount Rumney, Otago Bay, Risdon, Risdon Vale, Rokeby, Rose Bay, Rosny, Rosny Park, Tranmere, Warrane
City of Glenorchy:
Abbotsfield, Austins Ferry, Berriedale, Chigwell, Claremont, Derwent Park, Dowsing Point, Glenlusk, Glenorchy, includes Elwick, Goodwood, Granton, Lutana, Merton, Montrose, Moonah, Rosetta, Springfield, West Moonah
City of Hobart:
Battery Point, Cascades, Cornelian Bay, Dynnyrne, Fern Tree, Glebe, Lenah Valley, Mt Nelson, Mt Stuart, New Town, North Hobart, South Hobart, West Hobart, Sandy Bay, o includes Lower Sandy Bay, Tolmans Hill
Cities in Tasmania ; Burnie, City of Clarence, Devonport, City of Glenorchy, City of Hobart, Launceston
Towns in Tasmania ; Acton, Adventure Bay, Ansons Bay, Arthur River, Avoca, Bagdad, Barnes Bay, Beaconsfield, Beauty Point, Bellingham, Bicheno, Bishopsbourne, Blackwall, Blackwood Creek, Blue Rocks, Boat Harbour Beach, Boat Harbour, Bothwell, Boyer, Bracknell, Bridport, Brighton, Bronte Park, Campbell Town, Carrick, Caveside, Coles Bay, Cressy, Currie, Cygnet, Deddington, Deloraine, Dennes Point, Derby, Derwent Bridge, Dodges Ferry, Doo Town, Dover, Dundas, Elizabeth Town, Ellendale, Evandale, Exeter, Fingal, Forth, Garden Island Creek, Geeveston, George Town, Gormanston, Grindelwald, Hadspen, Hamilton, Hawley Beach, Huonville, Jericho, Kempton, Kettering, Lake Leake, Latrobe, Legana, Levendale, Liffey, Lilydale, Longford, Low Head, Magra, Margate, Mathinna, Maydena, Meander, Miena, Mole Creek, Moogara, Murdunna, Neika, New Norfolk, Nugent, Oatlands, Orford, Ouse, Parattah, Penguin, Perth, Plenty, Pontville, Port Arthur, Port Sorell, Queenstown, Riana, Richmond, Rosebery, Ross, Rossarden, Royal George, Scamander, Scottsdale, Shearwater, Sheffield, Sisters Beach, Smithton, Snug, Somerset, Sorell, Spreyton, St Helens, St Marys, Stanley, Strahan, Strathgordon, Swansea, Taranna, Tarraleah, Tomahawk, Tooms Lake, Triabunna, Tullah, Tyenna, Upper Castra, Uxbridge, Waddamana, Westbury, Westerway, Weymouth, Whitemark, Winnaleah, Woodbridge, Wynyard, Yolla, Zeehan
The geography of Tasmania is rugged and varied.
Tasmania is an island of temperate climate, so similar in some ways to pre-industrial
England that it was referred to by some English colonists as "a Southern
England". The bigger settlements are however located in regions where the
rainfall is much lower than that of England. Geographically, Tasmania is similar
to New Zealand to the east. As Tasmania has been volcanically inactive in recent
geological times, Tasmania has 'rounded smooth' mountain ranges similar to mainland
Australia, unlike most of New Zealand. The most mountainous region is the Central
Highlands area, which cover most of the central west parts of the state. The central
east area (the Midlands) is fairly flat, and is predominantly used for agriculture,
although farming activity is also scattered around the state.
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