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Photo by HelenB
The Tasman Bridge, Hobart, seen from the Queens Domain, November 2009

[edit] Overview

This island south of Australia is the only federal state that is not contiguous with the other Australian states. It lies 240 km (149 miles) south of the Australian mainland and is located between 40 degrees S and 43.30 degrees S. Tasmania is surrounded by Bass Strait (to the north), the Southern Ocean (to the south and west) and the Tasman Sea (to the east). There are numerous islands from the Furneaux Group in the northeast, all the way down to Macquarie Island, at 55 degrees S.

Photo by HelenB
Rugged basalt cliffs on east coast of Tasmania, November 2009

[edit] Birds

[edit] Notable Species

Tasmania holds twelve endemic bird species:

• Tasmanian Native-hen
• Green Rosella
• Dusky Robin
• Tasmanian Thornbill
• Scrubtit
• Tasmanian Scrubwren
• Yellow Wattlebird
• Yellow-throated Honeyeater
• Black-headed Honeyeater
• Strong-billed Honeyeater
• Black Currawong
• Forty-spotted Pardalote

Photo by HelenB
Approaching Hobart along the Derwent Estuary, November 2009

[edit] Check-list

Birds you can see here include:

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Photo by HelenB
Striated Pardalote at Waterworks Reserve, Hobart, November 2009

[edit] Other Wildlife

Tasmanian Devil, Common Wombat, Eastern Barred Bandicoot, Common Brushtail Possum, Eastern Quoll

[edit] Site Information

[edit] History and Use

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[edit] Areas of Interest

Hobart:

• Queens Domain
• Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
• Waterworks Reserve

National Parks:

• Ben Lomond
• Cradle Mountain
• Douglas-Apsley
• Freycinet
• Hartz Mountains
• Kent Group
• Lake St Clair
• Maria Island
• Mole Creek Karst
• Mt Field
• Mt William
• Narawntapu
• Rocky Cape
• Savage River
• South Bruny
• Southwest
• Strzelecki
• Tasman
• Walls of Jerusalem
• Wild Rivers

[edit] Access and Facilities

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Photo by julien
View towards Garden Island, south of Cygnet, southern Tasmania, 2003

[edit] Contact Details

Parks and Wildlife Service
GPO Box 1751
Hobart, Tasmania, 7001 AUSTRALIA

• Tel: 1300 135 513 - Monday to Friday (9am-5pm)
• Email form

[edit] External Links

• National Parks in Tasmania
• Other Reserves and Conservation Areas in Tasmania
• Visitor's Guide to National Parks and Reserves in Tasmania
• Tourist and Visitor Information
• Tasmania on Google maps