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Tasman Sea. The Tasman Sea is a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean, situated between Australia and New Zealand. It measures about 2,000 km (1,200 mi) across and about 2,800 km (1,700 mi) from north to south. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman, who in 1642 was the first known person to cross it.
Tasmania is perceived within Australia and internationally as an island with pristine wildlife, water and air. It is known for its ecotourism for these reasons, and is considered an idyllic location for Australians considering a "tree-" or "sea-change", or are seeking retirement because of Tasmania's temperate environment and friendly locals ...
TasWater. TasWater is Tasmania 's water and sewage utility. It is responsible for providing drinking water across the state as well as collecting and treating sewage. It is owned by Tasmania's 29 local governments. [1] TasWater commenced operations on 1 July 2013, following the merger of the three former regional Tasmanian water and sewerage ...
Surface geology of Tasmania. The geology of Tasmania is complex, with the world's biggest exposure of diabase, or dolerite. The rock record contains representatives of each period of the Neoproterozoic, Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras. It is one of the few southern hemisphere areas that were glaciated during the Pleistocene with glacial ...
The river is known in palawa kani, the language of Tasmanian Aboriginal people, as plipatumila. Other recorded Tasmanian Aboriginal names for the river are mangana lienta (from the word menanyer meaning 'large stream' and liena – either fresh water or related to a word for the Fingal Valley) [3] [4]: 9, 51 [5]: 142, 372 and mooronnoe [4] (the Northern reach around modern day Hadspen).
The D'Entrecasteaux Channel / ˌdɒntrəˈkæstoʊ / is a body of water located between Bruny Island and the south-east of the mainland of Tasmania, Australia. The channel is the mouth for the estuaries of the Derwent and the Huon Rivers and empties into the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean. It was sighted by Abel Tasman in 1642 and ...
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. It is also one of the last expanses of temperate wilderness in the world, and includes the ...
River Derwent (Tasmania) The River Derwent, also known as timtumili minanya in palawa kani, [3] is a significant river and tidal estuary in Tasmania, Australia. It begins its journey as a freshwater river in the Central Highlands at Lake St Clair, descending over 700 metres (2,300 ft) across a distance of more than 200 kilometres (120 mi).