Tasmania
 The island of Tasmania, an Australian state, is located 240 km (150 miles) south of the eastern portion of the continent, being separated from it by Bass Strait. Tasmania has a population of 484,700 (March 2005, ABS) and an area of 68,332 km² (26 383 square miles). Tasmania has the nickname Apple Isle due to the large number of apples previously grown there.
The capital and largest city is Hobart, which includes the communities of Hobart, Glenorchy, and Clarence. Other major population centres include Launceston in the north, and Devonport and Burnie in the north-west.
The subantarctic Macquarie Island is also under the administration of the state. |
