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[[File:Tasmania in Australia map.png|thumb|Tasmania in Australia]]

[[File:Tasmania in Australia map.png|thumb|Tasmania in Australia]]

'''Tasmania''' is a large [[island]] off the southern [[coast]] of mainland [[Australia]]. It is a [[state]] of Australia. Its [[Capital (city)|capital]] and the largest city is [[Hobart]]. The island was joined to the mainland until the end of the most recent [[ice age]] about 10,000 years ago.

'''Tasmania''' ([[Palawa Kani]]: ''Lutruwita'', [[Bruny Island Tasmanian]]: ''Lutruwita'') is a large [[island]] off the southern [[coast]] of mainland [[Australia]]. It is a [[state]] of Australia. Its [[Capital (city)|capital]] and the largest city is [[Hobart]]. The island was joined to the mainland until the end of the most recent [[ice age]] about 10,000 years ago.

It is the home of rare animals such as eastern quolls and [[Tasmanian devil]]s.

It is the home of rare animals such as eastern quolls and [[Tasmanian devil]]s.

== History ==

== History ==

Tasmania is a state of Australia. Unlike the other states, it is an island. The [[Bass Strait]] separates it from the Australian mainland. [[Indigenous Australians|Australian aboriginals]] were the native people of Tasmania. The last Tasmanian Aboriginal died in 1905. [[Abel Tasman|Abel Janszoon Tasman]] landed on the island in 1642. He called it "Van Diemen's Land". It was later called Tasmania. Much later, people came from [[Europe]], mostly from the [[United Kingdom|British Empire]], to live on the island.

Tasmania is a state of Australia. Unlike the other states, it is an island. The [[Bass Strait]] separates it from the Australian mainland. [[Indigenous Australians|Australian aboriginals]] are the native people of Tasmania. [[Abel Tasman|Abel Janszoon Tasman]] landed on the island in 1642. He called it "Van Diemen's Land". It was later called Tasmania. Much later, people came from [[Europe]], mostly from the [[United Kingdom|British Empire]], to live on the island.

== Cities and towns ==

== Cities and towns ==

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