- Location - 42° South, 147° East
- One hour flying time south of Melbourne.
- Length - Approximately 290 kilometres (180 miles).
- Width - Approximately 310 kilometres (190 miles).
- Area - 26,000 square miles, nearly 68,000 square kilometres, nearly 17 million acres.
- Highest point - Mt Ossa 1,617 metres (5,300 feet). It is located near the Overland Track in the Cradle Mountain Lake St. Clair National Park.
- Population - 470,000
- Discovered - 24 November 1642 by Abel Janszoon Tasman.
- Settled - 8 September 1803 at Risdon Cove.
- Currency - Local currency is the Australian Dollar.
- Credit cards - Most major credit cards that circulate world wide are accepted.
- Temperature - See the Tasmanian weather link.
- School Holidays & Term dates Tasmania
- Imigration - Australian Migration & Settlement Website
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