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Tasmania promotes itself 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 state capital and largest city is Hobart.

TASMANIA: Bruny Island, Cataract Gorge, Coles Bay, Cradle Mountain, Freycinet National Park, Hartz Mountains National Park, Hellyer Gorge, Hobart, Launceston, Macquarie Island, Queenstown, Russell Falls,

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Coles Bay, Tasmania Coles Bay, Tasmania DISCOVER COLES BAY
Coles Bay, the hub of Tourism on Tasmania's east coast, is an Australian town on the east Coast of Tasmania located 192 km (2hrs 20min drive) north east of Hobart and 209 km (2hrs 30min drive) south east of Launceston, being the main entrance point for visitors to the Freycinet National Park ...

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Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony, it is Australia's second oldest and twelfth largest city, with a metropolitan population of 206,000. The city also serves as the home port for both Australian and French Antarctic operations ...

Discover Launceston, Tasmania Discover Launceston, Tasmania DISCOVER LAUNCESTON
Settled by Europeans in March 1806, Launceston is one of Australia's oldest cities and is home to many historic buildings. Like many Australian places, it was named after a town in the United Kingdom. Launceston has also been home to several firsts such as the first use of anesthetic in the Southern Hemisphere ...

Discover QUEENSTOWN, Popular Travel Destinations in Australia Discover QUEENSTOWN, Popular Travel Destinations in Australia DISCOVER QUEENSTOWN
Queenstown's history has long been tied to the mining industry. This mountainous area was first explored in 1862. It was long after that when alluvial gold was discovered at Mount Lyell, prompting the formation of the Mount Lyell Gold Mining Company in 1881. In 1892, the mine began searching for copper ...


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Bruny Island, Tasmania Bruny Island, Tasmania BRUNY ISLAND
Bruny Island is an island off the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, from which it is separated by the D'Entrecasteaux Channel. Storm Bay is located to the island's northeast. Both the island and the channel are named after French explorer Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. Its traditional Aboriginal name was Alonnah Lunawanna ...

Cataract Gorge, Tasmania Cataract Gorge, Tasmania CATARACT GORGE
The Cataract Gorge is a river gorge in Launceston, northern Tasmania, Australia and is one of the region's premier tourist attractions. A pathway, known as the King's Bridge-Cataract Walk, and originally built by volunteers in the 1890s, runs along the north bank of the Cataract Gorge, and is a popular tourist destination ...

Cradle Mountain, Tasmania Cradle Mountain, Tasmania CRADLE MOUNTAIN
Cradle Mountain is a distinctive mountain in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia. Rising to 1,545 metres above sea level it is one of the principal tourist sites in Tasmania, owing to its natural beauty. The mountain is composed of dolerite columns, similar to other mountains in the area ...

Freycinet National Park, Tasmania Freycinet National Park, Tasmania FREYCINET NATIONAL PARK
Freycinet is a national park on the east coast of Tasmania, 125 km northeast of Hobart. It occupies a large part of the Freycinet Peninsula, named after French navigator Louis de Freycinet, and Schouten Island. Bordering the national park is the small settlement of Coles Bay, and the largest close town is Swansea ...

Hartz Mountains National Park, Tasmania Hartz Mountains National Park, Tasmania HARTZ MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
Hartz Mountains is a national park in Tasmania, southwest of Hobart. The National Parks is usually covered with snow in winter, with access limited only to 4WDs. Only experienced walkers should walk the tracks in winter. When the snow melts in late spring the waterfalls that surround the park are abundant in wildlife ...

Hellyer Gorge, Tasmania Hellyer Gorge, Tasmania HELLYER GORGE
The Hellyer Gorge is a gorge in Tasmania, through which flows the Hellyer River, named after Henry Hellyer. It is the subject of the Hellyer Gorge State Reserve. The Murchison Highway passes through the area with many sharp and steep bends. Being subject to 'black ice', this portion of road has now been bypassed ...

Macquarie Island, Tasmania Macquarie Island, Tasmania MACQUARIE ISLAND
The Australian/Briton Frederick Hasselborough discovered the island accidentally in 1810 when looking for new sealing grounds. He claimed Macquarie Island for Britain and annexed it to the colony of New South Wales. The island took its name after Colonel Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821 ...

Russell Falls, Tasmania Russell Falls, Tasmania RUSSELL FALLS
Russell Falls are located on the eastern boundary of Mount Field National Park, in Tasmania. Accessible by paved walking track, the falls are a popular tourist attraction. They were first named the Browning Falls after the original discoverer, c.1856, but were known as the Russell Falls after 1884 ...



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