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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 .
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. Tasmania is the only Australian state that is not located on the Australian mainland.
Tasmania main island: South East Cape, (43°38' S) Continental Australia: South Point, Wilsons Promontory, Victoria (39°08' S) [1] Easternmost point.
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Longitude: from West to East this map definition covers 70.4 degrees. At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.352 degrees per pixel. At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0704 degrees per pixel. Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 39.3 degrees. At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.1965 degrees per pixel.
The 40th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 40 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Oceania, the Pacific Ocean and South America. Its long oceanic stretches are the northern domain of the Roaring Forties.
Since that time Tasmania has had a very strong connection to the sea, and both commercial and recreational sailing has been a constant feature of Tasmania's history. Tasmania's geographical position latitude 42° south , longitude 147° east , is along the line of latitude that places it in the path of the powerful winds known as the roaring ...
23 degrees 2 minutes south latitude, 132 degrees 10 minutes east longitude (); position on SF53-13 Hermannsburg 1:250 000 and 5351 Glen Helen 1:100 000 scale mapsThere are a few other contenders for this centre, including the tidal centre, which judges the centre from the furthest from the tidal penetration up rivers and streams.