Things You Didn't Know About Tasmania
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The document provides several facts about the island state of Tasmania, Australia. It notes that Tasmania has Australia's oldest brewery, was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman who discovered it in 1642, and contains the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area covering 1.38 million hectares. The document also mentions some of Tasmania's unique fauna, including the world's smallest marsupial and the largest carnivorous marsupial, the Tasmanian Devil.
Things You Didn't Know About Tasmania
- 2. The Tasmanian island-state of Australia hides various unfolded facts and mysteries within its vast boundaries. Heres an attempt to burst the bubble surrounding the historic Tasmanian Isle.
- 3. #1 Tasmania has Australia's oldest brewery, the Cascade Brewery in Hobart.
- 4. #2 Tasmania was named after the Dutch seafarer and explorer Alben Janszoon Tasman who discovered the island state in 1642.
- 5. #3 The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area covers 1.38 million hectares.
- 6. #4 Tasmania receives more visitors per year than its entire population, which tallies in at over 500,000.
- 7. #5 The world's smallest marsupial, known as the Pygmy Possum, is native to Tasmania.
- 8. #6 Tasmania is also home to the largest carnivorous marsupial, the Tasmanian Devil. It was home to an even larger marsupial called the Tasmanian Tiger.
- 9. #7 Tasmania is the only Australian state where Dingoes are not found.
- 10. Sources: wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_facts_about_tasmania blog.discovertasmania.com www.wilmapaustralia.com.au
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