Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. Within 12 months, MONA became Tasmania's top tourism attraction. It is a part of the Wilsons Promontory National Park. The state was badly affected by the 1967 Tasmanian fires, killing 62 people and destroying over 652,000 acres in five hours. The state of Tasmania also includes Macquarie Island, which is about 1,600km SE of South East Cape. Tasmania has extremely diverse vegetation, from the heavily grazed grassland of the dry Midlands to the tall evergreen eucalypt forest, alpine heathlands and large areas of cool temperate rainforests and moorlands in the rest of the state. Population (2021) 557,571. Non-UN political entities and dependent territories are listed, but not ranked. The Cygnet Folk Festival is one Australia's most iconic folk music festivals and is held in Cygnet in the Huon Valley every year in January,[182] the Tasmanian Lute Festival is an early music event held in different locations in Tasmania every two years. [25], Tasmania is named after Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, who made the first reported European sighting of the island on 24 November 1642. Since the 1980s the environmental focus has shifted to old growth logging and mining in the Tarkine region, which have both proved divisive. It can rise to such an extent as to argue for the secession of Tasmania from the rest of Australia, in an effort to 'recover' Australia's reputation from Tasmania.[191]. The South Cape Bay Walk isnt difficult, but its long. [113] Because of a reliance on roads and private vehicle transport, and a high concentration of animal populations divided by this development, Tasmania has the worst (per kilometre) roadkill rate in the world, with 32 animals killed per hour and at least 300,000 per year. You might even have known Steep Point is the most westerly. [83], The next European to enter the strait was Captain James Cook on HMS Endeavour in April 1770. Geographically and biological isolated, Tasmania is known for its unique endemic flora and fauna. 2023, A blissful, beachy 10-day itinerary around South Australias Eyre Peninsula, Weekend wonder: a city staycation in Brisbanes latest luxe hotel, Inside a supremely stylish new casita on the NSW south coast. Winter is wonderfully moody; spring is lush and green with bursts of bright yellow wattle; while in autumn the apple trees are brimming with fruit and theres enough of a nip in the air to give everything a fresh frisson. By the end of the year my travel writing work started to return and so we took a trip to the very, very, very bottom of Tasmania. From its name, I assumed this walk would take me along the coastline. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. 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FANNY COCHRANE SMITH", "The life, love and legacy of Peter Sculthorpe (19292014)", "Kings Win First Championship in 17 Years with Record Crowd", "Tasmania Tours, Vacation Packages & Travel Experiences", "Favouring curry a long-time Tasmanian trait", "Coronavirus restrictions see 1930's Central Cookery Book become a bestseller", "Sheep why vodka wins top Australia award for third year in a row", "What is the National Penny Farthing Championship? [20] The Aboriginal population is estimated to have been between 3,000 and 7,000 at the time of British settlement, but was almost wiped out within 30 years during a period of conflicts with settlers known as the "Black War" and the spread of infectious diseases. Tourism-related air travel is also represented in Tasmania, such as in the Par Avion route between Cambridge Aerodrome near Hobart to Melaleuca in Southwest National Park. Other fertile soils are those of former swamps in the far northwest and the Bass Strait islands. South East Cape is the southernmost point of the mainland of Tasmania but not of the state of Tasmania. This area is not only the southernmost part of Africa but it is also the start of the borderline between the Atlantic and the Indian oceans. Cape Horn is the southernmost point of the South American mainland, while the Magellan Straits is a natural crossing between both Oceans located slightly North of the Cape. Tasmania is on Australia's electrical grid and in the 1940s and 1950s, a hydro-industrialisation initiative was embodied in the state by Hydro Tasmania. In particular, many important Tasmanian subspecies and world-significant species of animal are classified as at risk in some way. Music events held in Tasmania include the Falls Festival at Marion Bay (a Victorian event now held in both Victoria and Tasmania on New Year's Eve), the Festival of Voices, a national celebration of song held each year in Hobart attracting international and national teachers and choirs in the heart of Winter, MS Fest is a charity music event held in Launceston, to raise money for those with multiple sclerosis. Once you reach Cockle Creek, you'll be at the southernmost point of Australia reachable by car, so it's time to disembark and hit the multi-day South Coast Track in the Southwest National Park, which is Tasmania's largest expanse of wilderness. He reported that the strong south westerly swell and the tides and currents suggested that the island was in a channel linking the Pacific and southern Indian Ocean. Only one other place on earthChinas Mount Taishanmeets that many criteria". [72] 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. Also present in the south and northwest is limestone with caves. In the 1960s and 1970s there was a decline in traditional crops such as apples and pears,[140] with other crops and industries eventually rising in their place. In November 1826 Governor Sir George Arthur issued a government notice declaring that colonists were free to kill Aboriginal people when they attacked settlers or their property and in the following eight months more than 200 Aboriginal people were killed in the Settled Districts in reprisal for the deaths of 15 colonists. The state is also home to Incat, a manufacturer of very high-speed aluminium catamarans that regularly broke records when they were first launched. Van Diemen's Land and New Holland] are one land or no".[84]. Corrections? Settlement in the island's northwest corner was monopolised by the Van Diemen's Land Company, which sent its first surveyors to the district in 1826. Christianity is followed by 38.4% of the population. They established farms along the River Derwent and east and west of Launceston, occupying ten percent of Van Diemen's Land. During the 15 years until 2010, new agricultural products such as wine, saffron, pyrethrum and cherries have been fostered by the Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research. Until 2001 Ansett Australia operated majorly out of Tasmania to 12 destinations nationwide. [3], 1916 map of the south coast of Tasmania, showing South East Cape, Last edited on 11 September 2022, at 15:55, Map of the area with South East Cape on the right edge, South Cape, South West Cape, the Maatsuyker Islands with De Witt Island, The Sisters and Maatsuyker Island, Another map of the area between South East Cape and South West Cape and the Maatsuyker Islands, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=South_East_Cape&oldid=1109732960, This page was last edited on 11 September 2022, at 15:55. A jail was opened at Risdon in 1960, and the State Library of Tasmania the same year. [168] Peter Sculthorpe was originally from Launceston and became well known in Australia for his works which were influenced by his Tasmanian origins, and he is, by coincidence, distantly related to Fanny Cochrane Smith. Dogs were brought from Britain in 1803 for hunting kangaroos and emus. In 1975 the Tasman Bridge collapsed when the bridge was struck by the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra. Click to open a larger map of Southern Tasmania and the Far South, Map from Hobart Airport and Mona to Mount Wellington, things to do and places to stay in, Beach houses and motel rooms, walks, penguins and cheese plus the, Waterfalls, Shot Tower, museum, sheep cheese, accommodation and, Map to Hastings Caves, Ida Bay Railway, Hartz Mountains and South Coast Walk and unique accommodation in, Accommodation, attractions and information south from Hobart, Tasmania, Centurion The Worlds Tallest Flowering Tree, Covid19 Corona Accommodation info Tasmania, Tourism Management and Promotion Services. Kingston is often defined as a separate city but is generally regarded as part of the Greater Hobart Area. Stand on the cliffs of South Cape bay, a bracing wind blowing from Antarctica, surf rolling in from the Southern Ocean. Several of Tasmania's largest rivers have been dammed at some point to provide hydroelectricity. 'Bobs Knobs'). [114], Protected areas of Tasmania cover 21% of the island's land area in the form of national parks. Tasmania. The Australian Bureau of Statistics has stated that most who nominate "Australian" as their ancestry are part of the, Of any ancestry. Controversy surrounds the decision in 2014 by the Abbott federal Liberal government to request the area's delisting and opening for resource exploration (before it was rejected by the UN Committee at Doha),[117] and the current mining and deforestation in the state's Tarkine region, the largest single temperate rainforest in Australia.[118][119]. Other events include the road rally Targa Tasmania which attracts rally drivers from around the world and is staged all over the state, over five days. Rugby Union is also played in Tasmania and is governed by the Tasmanian Rugby Union. [152][153], Although Tamworth in New South Wales is often credited[154] as being the first place in Australia with electric street lighting in 1888, Waratah in North West Tasmania was actually the first place to do so in Australia in 1886, although at a smaller scale.[155]. [164] Noir-rock band The Paradise Motel and 1980s power-pop band The Innocents[165] are also citizens. [75] Tasmania also features a diverse alpine garden environment, such as cushion plant. The Tasmanian Society of Natural History had been formed previously in 1838 before its merger with the Royal Society in 1849. [190] [105], Tasmania has a large percentage of endemism whilst featuring many types of animals found on mainland Australia. This is untrue of course, and if it had once been the case, it would have existed in the rest of colonial Australia as well, though Tasmania's penal establishments were some of the harshest in the entire colony and home to infamous bushrangers. These plants were foraged by the Tasmanian Aboriginals and also used for other purposes, such as construction. The Central Highlands feature a large plateau which forms a number of ranges and escarpments on its north side, tapering off along the south, and radiating into the highest mountain ranges in the west. When you finally hike the last few metres, nature has designed the reveal to be as dramatic as a red curtain parting on a Broadway opening night. The people decreased their vote for the Liberal Party; representation in the Parliament fell to seven seats. [85] Later it became known as Bass Strait. In March 2014 Will Hodgman's Liberal Party won government, ending sixteen years of Labor governance, and ending an eight-year period for Hodgman himself as Leader of the Opposition. In Australia, 2022 started off quite differently from previous years. This introduction completely transformed Aboriginal society, as it helped them to successfully compete with European hunters, and was more important than the introduction of guns for the Aboriginal people. Most folks either come to complete the multi-day coastal hike or to visit the lighthouse at SE point. The state also produces a major portion of Australias hydroelectric power and possesses a great diversity of natural resources. [54][55] Of those removed from Tasmania, the last to die was Truganini, in 1876. [35] By 1819 the Aboriginal and British population reached parity with about 5000 of each, although among the colonists men outnumbered women four-to-one. Fill up on petrol in Dover there are few if any opportunities after that and be aware that the road becomes gravel before you reach your destination. Tasmania (; Palawa kani: lutruwita) is an island state of Australia. During this period of European settlement, Tasmania was the second centre of power (and a significant port of the British Empire) on the continent after New South Wales, before being surpassed in the latter half of the 19th-century by Victoria and regions sustained by mining booms following the cessation of transportation in 1853. Tasmania has a long history of scientific and technological innovation. [149] The first scientific-style observations were conducted by the First Nation Tasmanians, primarily through the watching and mythologising of the night sky. Tasmania's major population centres are mainly situated around estuaries (some of which are named rivers). In the southwest, Precambrian quartzites were formed from very ancient sea sediments and form strikingly sharp ridges and ranges, such as Federation Peak or Frenchmans Cap. One example is the Hartshorn Distillery, which has won prizes in the World Vodka Awards for three years in a row since 2017.[181]. (You will need a park entry pass). As with the House of Assembly, Tasmania's local government elections use a system of multi-seat proportional representation known as HareClark. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the 26th-largest island in the world, and the surrounding 1000 islands. Southernmost Point Of Tasmania Cockle Bay. The howling Southern Ocean. [19] The island was permanently settled by Europeans in 1803 as a penal settlement of the British Empire to prevent claims to the land by the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. Drive to the end of the road at Cockle Creek, then a well made walking track to Tasmania's South Coast. Please select which sections you would like to print: Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. A mentality developed in certain corners of Australia, and led to a general dislike of Tasmania amongst these people, even if the opinion-holder had never properly visited. Tasmania has a relatively cool temperate climate compared to the rest of Australia, spared from the hot summers of the mainland and experiencing four distinct seasons. The state economy was riding mining prosperity until World War I. Less lucky and youll have to do a quick sidestep around a snake sunning itself on the wooden slats of the path. [144] This number is in part due to the large number of older residents and retirees in Tasmania receiving Age Pensions. There is a spit of land, called the South East Cape, that entends. You are the southern most people in all Australia. The fourth festival in 2007 involved more than 1000 artists. Self contained, two bedroom nature based retreat or budget cabins for couples or small groups. Tasmania's main air carriers are Jetstar and Virgin Australia; Qantas, QantasLink and Rex Airlines. ", "TASMANIANS WEARY OF BEING THE BUTT OF JOKES", "What is the origin of the joke about Tasmanians having two heads? Signs say it takes four hours to do both directions but realistically allow for five, especially if you want to spend some time dropping your jaw to the floor at the end. [40][41][42] Explorer and naval officer John Oxley in 1810 noted the "many atrocious cruelties" inflicted on Aboriginal people by convict bushrangers in the north, which in turn led to black attacks on solitary white hunters. [130], At the 2016 census, the most commonly nominated religions were Anglicanism (20.4%) and Catholicism (15.6%), while 37.8% of the population cited no religion.[127][128]. When the land veered to the north-west at Eddystone Point,[81] he tried to keep in with it but his ships were suddenly hit by the Roaring Forties howling through Bass Strait. These are also considered distinct from the more common wet sclerophyll forests, though these eucalypt forests often form with rainforest understorey and ferns (such as tree-ferns) are usually never absent. Children's books include They Found a Cave by Nan Chauncy, The Museum of Thieves by Lian Tanner, Finding Serendipity, A Week Without Tuesday and Blueberry Pancakes Forever[160] by Angelica Banks, Tiger Tale by Marion and Steve Isham. Annual precipitation, seasonal moisture deficiencies, and temperatures range widely and irregularly across the state. Tasmania is home to the eminent literary magazine that was formed in 1979, Island magazine, and the biennial Tasmanian Writers and Readers Festival, now renamed the Hobart Writers Festival. Although insularity renders much of its political, economic, and social life distinctive, proximity to Melbourne and air travel make Tasmania less isolated and more cosmopolitan than is often assumed in other Australian states. It took a trip to Tasmanias remote, southernmost tip to remind me of the humbling, life-affirming joy of spending a little time sitting at the bottom. Tasmania, formerly Van Diemens Land, island state of Australia. Tasmanian Gothic is a literary genre which expresses the island state's "peculiar 'otherness' in relation to the mainland, as a remote, mysterious and self-enclosed place. Since 1901, Tasmania has been a state of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Australian Constitution regulates its relationship with the Commonwealth and prescribes which powers each level of government is allowed. Evidence indicates the presence of Aboriginal people in Tasmania about 42,000years ago. [176], Tasmania's non-Aboriginal cuisine has a unique history to mainland Australia. During prohibition, Gangster Joe Roscoe acquired part of the island and used it as a centre of rum running activity. South Cape Bay: South Cape Bay - See 43 traveler reviews, 80 candid photos, and great deals for Southwest National Park, Australia, at Tripadvisor. It is widely considered to be one of the most difficult yacht races in the world. Until 2012, Tasmania was the only state in Australia with an above-replacement total fertility rate; Tasmanian women had an average of 2.24 children each. It had been served by early botanists working in Tasmania such as Ronald Gunn and his correspondences. The cape is also a reference point for sectors of the southern coastline of Tasmania. In 2004, Premier Jim Bacon died in office from lung cancer. [45] Aboriginal inhabitants were driven to desperation by hunger - that included a desire for agricultural produce, as well as feeling anger at the prevalence of abductions of women and girls. The presence of these mountain ranges is a primary factor in the rain shadow effect, where the western half receives the majority of rainfall, which also influences the types of vegetation that can grow. The stadium was the site of an infamous match between St Kilda and Fremantle which was controversially drawn after the umpires failed to hear the final siren. The colony suffered from economic fluctuations, but for the most part was prosperous, experiencing steady growth. In piano, Kitty Parker from Longford was described by world-famous Australian composer Percy Grainger as his most gifted student. Your holiday in Tasmania's Far South starts about 60 minutes south from Hobart and extends to the southernmost point of Australia. About 4.5% of people in Tasmania follows non-Christian religion mainly Hinduism (1.7%), Buddhism (1.0%) and Islam (0.9%). The documentary series Walking with Dinosaurs was partly filmed in Tasmania due to its terrain. [67] National and international attention surrounded the campaign against the Franklin Dam in the early 1980s. Tasmania's insularity was possibly detected by Captain Abel Tasman when he charted Tasmania's coast in 1642. [66] It gained a reputation as "Sanitorium of the South" and a health-focused tourist boom began to grow. ", "Motivations Research Appeal triggers and motivations for tourism in Tasmania, March 2011", "Drive or Ride with Uber in Hobart | Uber", "TasPorts continues to deliver strong results", Tasmania Onlinethe main State Government website, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tasmania&oldid=1131310559, Electricity, gas, water, & waste services, Professional, scientific, & technical services, larapuna: an unbounded area centered on the, putalina: an unbounded area centered on Oyster Cove (including the community of, This page was last edited on 3 January 2023, at 15:35. The island of Tasmania contains some of the most spectacular mountain, lake, and coastal scenery in the country, and much of its land is protected in national parks and reserves. Tasmania, formerly Van Diemen's Land, island state of Australia. The first reported sighting of Tasmania by a European was on 24 November 1642 by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, who landed at today's Blackman Bay. The near-destruction of Tasmania's Aboriginal population has been described as an act of genocide by historians including Robert Hughes, James Boyce, Lyndall Ryan and Tom Lawson. Hobart is the state capital. Rugby League Football is also played in the area, with the highest level of football played is in the Tasmanian Rugby League competition. Because of these stereotypes, Tasmania is often referred to as the primary target (i.e., "butt") of mainland Australian jokes. And thats the best way I know to feel free. It lies about 150 miles (240 km) south of the state of Victoria, from which it is separated by the relatively shallow Bass Strait. [132], In May 2021, the Tasmanian state election was held after being called early by the incumbent Liberal Party, resulting in their return to government and establishment of a one-seat majority. This is a part of the also-receding global stereotype that all Australians are or were derived from criminals, even as most convicts were transported for petty crimes. Association Football (soccer) is played throughout the state, including a proposed Tasmanian A-League Club and an existing statewide league called the NPL Tasmania. Owing to persecution by farmers, government-funded bounty hunters and, in the final years, collectors for overseas museums, it appears to have been exterminated in Tasmania. [141] Other major employers include Nyrstar, Norske Skog, Grange Resources, Rio Tinto,[142] the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hobart, and Federal Group. The existence of the strait had been suggested in 1797 by the master of Sydney Cove when he reached Sydney after deliberately grounding his foundering ship and being stranded on Preservation Island (at the eastern end of the strait). The five largest groups of overseas-born were from England (3.7%), New Zealand (1%), Mainland China (0.6%), Scotland (0.4%) and the Netherlands (0.4%). I was only a newborn when I went the first time and my parents tell me I slept in an esky. Nothofagus gunnii, commonly known as Australian beech, is Australia's only temperate native deciduous tree and is found exclusively in Tasmania.[101]. [120] Approximately 65% of its residents are descendants of an estimated 10,000 "founding families" from the mid-19th century. Every five or so years, snow can form at sea level. [65] The 1910 foundation of what would become Hydro Tasmania began to shape urban patterns, as well as future major damming programs. At Flinders' recommendation, the Governor of New South Wales, John Hunter, in 1800 named the stretch of water between the mainland and Van Diemen's Land "Bass's Straits". [193], Burnie and Devonport on the northwest coast host ports and several other coastal towns host either small fishing ports or substantial marinas. Tasmania also has a large number of beaches, the longest of which is Ocean Beach on the West Coast at about 40 kilometres. The most successful team is the Hobart Tigers, who have won the title three times. Tasmania has a reputation within Australia that is often at odds with the reality of the state, or may have only been true during colonial times and has only persevered on the Australian mainland as a myth. Transportation to the island ceased in 1853 and the colony was renamed Tasmania in 1856, partly to differentiate the burgeoning society of free settlers from the island's convict past. It consists of the main island as well as at least a thousand neighbouring islands within the state's jurisdiction. The human environment ranges from urban or industrial development, to farming or grazing land. The Tasmanian Tigers cricket team represents the state successfully (for example the Sheffield Shield in 2007, 2011 and 2013) and plays its home games at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart; which is also the home ground for the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League. However, Bishop and Clerk Islets, south of Macquarie Island. Winter maximums are 12C (54F) on average along coastal areas and 3C (37F) on the central plateau, as a result of a series of cold fronts from the Southern Ocean. This is when you begin to hear the low, insistent rumble of the Southern Ocean, crescendo-ing as you round each bend. Favourite Aussie holiday memoryFrom when I was tiny my family would regularly stay at an old-school holiday resort, Kims Camp, on the NSW Central Coast (itsstill therebut it has a nice new name and is much more glamorous today). [21] Approximately 80,000 convicts were sent to Van Diemen's Land before this practice, known as transportation, ceased in 1853. This rustic shed Airbnb was built in 1946 and is positioned on 10 acres of gorgeous farmland. [N 5][127][128], At the 2021 census, 86.1% of inhabitants spoke only English at home, with the next most common languages being Mandarin (1.5%), Nepali (1.3%), Punjabi (0.5%) and Spanish (0.3%). It is known for its ecotourism for these reasons, and is considered an idyllic location for Australians considering a "tree-" or "sea-change", or are seeking retirement because of Tasmania's temperate environment and friendly locals. Ah, the carefree (careless?) Tasmania was the first place in the southern hemisphere to have electric lights, starting with Launceston in 1885 and Zeehan in 1900. Sport is an important pastime in Tasmania, and the state has produced several famous sportsmen and women and also hosted several major sporting events. Tasmania was sometimes referred to as "Dervon", as mentioned in the Jerilderie Letter written by the notorious Australian bushranger Ned Kelly in 1879. 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