Definition von tasmania im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
The large island comprising the majority of the state of Tasmania's land area and on which most of its inhabitants live
One of the six federal states of Australia, consisting of one large, eponymous and several much smaller islands, off the eastern part of Australia's south coast, having its capital at Hobart
One of the six states of Australia, consisting of one large and several smaller islands off the eastern part of Australias south coast, with its capital at Hobart
a large island off the south east coast of Australia, which is one of the states of Australia. formerly Van Diemen's Land Island (pop., 2001: 472,931) and state, Australia. Located off the southeastern corner of the continent and separated from it by Bass Strait, the state has an area of 26,410 sq mi (68,400 sq km) that also includes numerous smaller islands. Hobart is the capital. Originally inhabited by Australian Aboriginals, it was explored and named Van Diemen's Land by Abel Janszoon Tasman in 1642. Taken by the British in the early 1800s and made a colony in 1825, it was used as an auxiliary penal settlement until the 1850s. It was granted self-government and renamed Tasmania in 1856; it became a state of the Australian Commonwealth in 1901. Chief economic activities include copper, zinc, tin, and tungsten mining and livestock raising, especially for wool
The large island comprising the majority of the state of Tasmanias land area and on which most of its inhabitants live
an island off the southeastern coast of Australia an Australian state on the island of Tasmania