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Tasmania is a significant agricultural exporter, as well as a significant destination for eco-tourism. About 42% of its land area, including national parks and World Heritage Sites (21%), is protected in some form of reserve. [25] The first environmental political party in the world was founded in Tasmania. [26]
Topography of Tasmania. Tasmania, the largest island of Australia, has a landmass of 68,401 km 2 (26,410 sq mi) and is located directly in the pathway of the notorious "Roaring Forties" wind that encircles the globe. To its north, it is separated from mainland Australia by Bass Strait.
The 1993 racing game Top Gear 2 omitted Tasmania from its Australasia's "country selection" screen map. [6] In 2000 the island was left off the Australian map in some of the official literature for the Sydney Olympics. [7] Tasmania was omitted from the map of Australia shown on some promotional posters of the 2008 film Australia. [3]
IBRA 6.1 regions map The Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) is a biogeographic regionalisation of Australia; divided into 89 bioregions and 419 subregions. Each region is a land area made up of a group of interacting ecosystems that are repeated in similar form across the landscape.
The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, abbreviated to TWWHA, is a World Heritage Site in Tasmania, Australia. [1] [2] It is one of the largest conservation areas in Australia, covering 15,800 km 2 (6,100 sq mi), or almost 25 per cent of Tasmania.
Maps of Tasmania (1 P) P. Populated places in Tasmania (7 C, 1 P) ... Pages in category "Geography of Tasmania" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 ...
A satellite image of Tasmania while a phytoplankton bloom is of the west coast of Tasmania.. Tasmania is the smallest and southernmost state of Australia.The Tasmanian mainland itself is an island, with an area of 64,519 km 2 (24,911 sq mi) [1] - 94.1% of the total land area of the state.
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