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Tasmania

Tasmanian Facts: Tasmania was first discovered in 1642 by Abel Tasman; located 500km south of Melbourne, Tasmania is the size of Ireland with just 570,000 inhabitants; Tasmania is the world's 26th largest island; Tasmania has the world's cleanest air; at least one-fifth of Tasmania is World Heritage Area - the area covers 1.58 million hectares and includes national parks, marine and forest reserves; Hobart is Australia's second driest capital city; Tasmania has the largest trees in the Southern Hemisphere and the oldest trees in the world; the Tasmanian Devil is only found in Tasmania and is the world's largest carnivorous marsupial; Tasmania has over 2,000km of walking tracks and 18 national parks; Tasmania has a never-ending display of wonderful nature from beautiful islands to spectacular wilderness and stunning coastlines.

WHEN YOU GO UNDER THE LAND DOWN UNDER, YOU'RE IN TASMANIA

Being Tasmanian is the quiet pursuit of the extraordinary. Tasmania offers the most delicious food and beverage, renewable energy and a path to decarbonisation, extraordinary service and hospitality, artisanal manufacturing, design and technology and an exceptional culture and lifestyle. 

In Tasmania, we protect our environment. We draw on our culture of invention and enterprise. As a result, everything we grow and make is different.

 

THE TARKINE

The Tarkine, North-West Tasmania is the second largest temperate rainforest in the world with over 450,000 hectares of virgin wilderness.

TASMANIA GALLERY

Cradle Mountain, Cradle Mountain National Park
Bay Of Fires, Bay Of Fires Conservation Area, East Coast
Hobart, Tasmania's Capital City Below Mt. Wellington
Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, East Coast
Gordon Dam, West Coast. The Horizontally And Vertically Arched Wall Stands Over 140 Metres In Height And Holds Back 12,359,040 Mega Litres Of Water
The Combination Of Tasmania's Lake Gordon And Lake Pedder Is The Largest Water Storage System In Australia
Cataract Gorge, Launceston Is One Of Tasmania's Top 10 Tourist Attractions
Tasman Bridge, Hobart. Opened 29 March 1965. At The Time, The Longest Prestressed Concrete Bridge In Australia With A Total Length Measuring 1,396 Metres (4,580 ft)
Saffire Freycinet Is A World's Best Luxury Resort
Tessellated Pavement, Teralina, Eaglehawk Neck. A Natural Phenomenon Only Found In A Few Places On Earth Where Rocks Have Fractured Into Polygonal Blocks And Appear Like Man-Made Tiles
Dove Lake Boat Shed Towards Cradle Mountain, Cradle Mountain National Park
Hobart's Famous Constitution Dock
Tasmania's Iconic Endangered Tasmanian Devil
Tasmanian Natural And Historic Displays, Queen Victoria Museum, Launceston
Port Arthur 19th Century Penal Settlement, Tasman Peninsula
Picturesque Gulch, Binalong Bay, East Coast
Frank Restaurant, Franklin Wharf, Hobart Is One Of Tasmania's Best Fine Dining Venues
Panoramic View Of Denison Beach, North Of Bicheno, East Coast
Pig Trough Waterfall, Franklin River, West Coast
The Hazards, Coles Bay, From Saffire Freycinet Luxury Resort
Tasmania's Wilderness Covers More Than 1.58 Million Hectares, Almost A Quarter Of Tasmania
Barnbougle Lost Farm Golf Course, Bridport. Ranked #2 Public Course In Australia By Golf Australia Magazine And #23 In The World By US Golf Digest
Tasmania's Pristine Franklin River, West Coast
Tasman National Park, South Coast, Is A Wild Yet Accessible Park Of Tall Forests And A Truly Spectacular Coastline
Tranquil Tarn, Ben Lomond National Park. The Surrounding Vegetation Provides A Striking Contrast To The Rocky Terrain Further Up The Slope At Stacks Bluff
The South Coast Track, Along Tasmania's Wild Southern Coastline. Distance: 85km One Way, Time: 7 - 9 Days, Difficulty: Hard
Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, East Coast, Looking Across To The Hazards
Richmond Bridge, Richmond Village, Southern Tasmania, Built By Convicts And Completed In 1825 Is The Oldest Surviving Freestone Bridge In Australia
Painted Cliffs Rock Platform, Maria Island. A Spectacle Of Amazing Colours And Swirling Patterns
Marshall Beach, Flinders Island. At The Base Of Castle Rock, This Huge Granite Boulder Nestles On The Coast At Marshall Beach
Mt Anne Summit Trek Shelf Camp, South-West National Park, Ranks As One Of Australia’s Most Picturesque Campsites
Liffey Falls, The Liffey Falls State Reserve, The Great Western Tiers. The Reserve Was Included In The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area In 1989
Federation Peak, Southern End Of The Eastern Arthur Range, South-West National Park
Tarkine Rainforest. The Tarkine's Riverbanks Are Refuge For Ancient Huon Pines, Perhaps 3000 Years Old
The Neck Lookout, Bruny Island. The Narrow Strip Of Land Connects North And South Bruny
Aurora Australis, Over The Tessellated Pavement, Tasman Peninsula
Julius River, Julius River Forest Reserve, North-West Tasmania
Patersons Arch, Near Waterfall Bay, Within The Tasman National Park
Federation Peak, South-West Tasmania Is Australia's Premier Climbing Mountain. A True Rock Spire Of High Calibre And Soaring Proportions
The Friars, Close To The South-Eastern Coast At The Entrance To The D'Entrecasteaux Channel Between Bruny Island And Mainland Tasmania

TASMANIA'S RUGGED WILDERNESS: A LANDSCAPE OF VIVID CONTRAST