Tasmania
CountryAustralia
Area68,401 km2
Population540,000
TypeContinental
About Tasmania
Tasmanian devil found nowhere else. Thylacine went extinct 1936. 40% protected wilderness.
Related Islands
Christmas Island
50-100 million red crabs migrate to sea annually....
Norfolk Island
Bounty mutineer descendants moved from Pitcairn 1856. Norfolk pine symbol....
Lord Howe Island
UNESCO site. Only 400 tourists at a time. Southernmost coral reef....
Kangaroo Island
Zoo without fences. Koalas, echidnas, platypuses. Remarkable Rocks 500M years old....