Portal:Tasmania

The Tasmania Portal Topics Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Nature People Philosophy Religion Society Technology Template:/box-header Coat of Arms of Tasmania Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name. It is located 240 kilometres (150 mi) south of the eastern side of the continent, being separated from it by Bass Strait. The state of Tasmania includes the island of Tasmania, and other surrounding islands. Tasmania has a population of 484,700 and an area of 68,332 square kilometres (26,383 sq mi). Tasmania promotes itself as the Natural State and the "Island of Inspiration" owing to its large, and relatively unspoiled natural environment. Formally, almost 37% of Tasmania is in reserves, National Parks and World Heritage Sites. The island is 364 kilometres long from the northernmost point to the southernmost point, and 306 kilometres from west to east. The state capital and largest city is Hobart, which encompasses the local government areas of City of Hobart, City of Glenorchy and City of Clarence. Other major population centres include Launceston in the north, and Devonport and Burnie in the northwest. Template:/box-footer Tasmanian wine is produced in the Australian state of Tasmania. Located at a more southerly latitude than the rest of Australia's wine regions, Tasmania has a cooler climate and the potential to make distinctly different wines than in the rest of the country. The area grows primarily Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Riesling with some smaller plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon blanc. Global warming has had positive effects on the Tasmanian wine industry, allowing most of the grapes in the past few vintages (as of 2005) to ripen fully and produce more vibrant wine. Tasmania was one of the earliest regions in Australia to be planted with vines and was even the source of cuttings for the first vineyards in Victoria and South Australia. It was also home to some of the earliest wines to gain attention outside of the county with a fortified dessert wine by Bartholomew Broughton being praised by one English writer as Australia's equivalent to Port.Being an island, Tasmania has a temperate climate. The cool climate of the regions gives way to a late harvest typically around April. Butterfly The Meadow Argus Butterfly (Junonia villida) is a butterfly commonly found in Australia. Jan 11: The Airbus 3-19 has departed Hobart and arrived at Antarctica, making it the first successful plane flight to Antarctica in history. Dec 29: The price of electricity will rise significantly in the new year, greatly disadvantaging hotels and restaurants, and in turn incurring higher goods and services costs for households. ...that the Black Currawong (pictured) of Tasmania has been observed covering itself with wet yellow clay for a 'dirt bath'? ...that the Cape Grim massacre, in which four shepherds killed up to thirty Tasmanian aborigines, was an escalation of a previous fight over women? ...that Kim Booth, leader of the Tasmanian Greens, ran a sawmill in Meander, Tasmania? ...that the white waratah, mountain and Mueller's geebungs are three members of the protea family found only in Tasmania? Queensland Northern Territory Western Australia South Australia New South Wales Victoria Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Visit Australia Portal Template:/box-footer WikiProject Tasmania WikiProject Australia Create: Mawson Plateau, Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission of Tasmania, Trafalgar Centre, Tasmanian Ocean Trout Expand: Freycinet Peninsula, Lenah Valley, George Adams Images: Lake Fidler, TAFE Tasmania, Janie Dickenson Polish: Beaconsfield Mine collapse, Port Arthur massacre, Burnie Template:/box-footer Template:/box-header The following Wikimedia sister projects provide more on this subject: Template:/box-footer What are portals? List of portals Featured portals