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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]
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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]
Eddystone is a tower-shaped rock or small island, located in the Southern Ocean, off the southern coast of Tasmania, Australia. [2] The island is situated approximately 27 km (17 mi) from the South East Cape on a bearing of 149° and is contained within the Southwest National Park, part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.
Aubrey Burl's gazetteer lists 1,303 stone circles in Britain, Ireland and Brittany ( France).Most of these are found in Scotland, with 508 sites recorded. There are 343 on the island of Ireland; 316 in England; 81 in Wales; 49 in Brittany (France); and 6 in the Channel Isles.
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 Commonwealth of Australia comprises the mainland of the Australian continent, the major island of Tasmania, other nearby islands, and various external territories. [1] Neighbouring countries are Indonesia , East Timor , and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands , Vanuatu , and New Caledonia to the north-east, and New Zealand to ...
The Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, a component of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, has its boundary to the north of the lake shore. See also [ edit ]