Tasmania
Population: 472,000
Capital: Hobart
Size: 67,800 sq km
Climate: Temperate
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Hobart is Australia's most southerly city, and the coastline
around it is jagged, bearing the full brunt of the winter
winds roaring in from the Antarctic.
South of Hobart the Tasman Peninsula, is home to the infamous
convict settlement at Port
Arthur.
The inland southwest is a vast World Heritage Area with some
of the world's best wilderness walking and rafting. Tasmania
is one of the cleanest places on earth and a wilderness walk,
where you can breathe the fresh air and drink freely from
streams is a fantastic experience.
Tasmania's central plateau, with its thousands of lakes, is
sparsely populated, though full of weekender fishing shacks.
The east coast is mostly sheltered, with watersports and plenty
of deserted beaches, safe for swimming, set against a backdrop
of bush-clad hills.
Mount
Field National Park is Tasmania's oldest and most popular
national park where a river estuary widens to form a fine
harbour before flowing into the waters of Storm Bay and out
to the Tasman Sea.
On the mainland opposite Bruny
Island is the fertile and cultivated Huon
Valley, but as you head further south the coastline becomes
increasingly wild.
North of Hobart, the east coast of Tasmania is the tamest
and most temperate part of the island, providing a popular
cycling route past numerous sandy and deserted beaches and
some lovely national parks including Mount
William National Park.
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