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Tasmanian Attractions

For a compact State Tassie is packed full of experiences. In just one day of touring you can go from walking through snow covered mountain tracks to strolling along beautiful white silicon beaches. If your a foodie then Tasmania is sure to please.

With fresh seafood, vegetables, world class dairy products and lots of homemade preserves, there is something for everyone's palate.

The restaurant experience down here is simple, tasty and unpretentious. Tasmania also has fantastic wine and beer - the Tamar Valley, East Coast and Southern Region have boutique wineries with Hobart and Launceston both having award winning breweries.

The history is also another reason people visit. Tasmania has preserved it's colonial architecture and has many sights that take you back to our early heritage.

Other reasons why people love Tassie is it's rugged natural landscape and the abundance of wildlife. We have world heritage listed

areas that take your breath away and we have the world's second most beautiful beach!

Above all it's a place where you can come as you are and be warmly welcomed with a smile, it's why many Gay Men and Lesbian's now call this place home.

The island of Tasmania is located 240 kilometers south of mainland Australia and covers an area of around 68,000 sq kms. It is similar in size to Ireland. Around 12,000 to 15,000 years ago, Tasmania was part of mainland Australia. After the great ice age, Tasmania separated from the mainland forming many islands, including Flinders Island (the Furneaux Group) and King Island. There are an estimated 330 islands in total. There are over 60 peaks on the island exceeding 915m. Eight mountains higher than 1500m and 28 mountains higher than 1250m.

Climate: Tasmania has a temperate maritime climate with mild winters and cool summers. There is more variation in landscape over distance than any other part of Australia, with no point further than 115 kms from the sea. Variations in landscape are due to the topographical conditions (wind etc). The Roaring Forties (40° south) are westerly winds laden with moisture which cool and release much of their moisture over western and central Tasmania. This results is Eastern Tasmania being much drier. Rainfall ranges from 2,400 mm on the west coast to 560 mm on the east coast.

Flora & fauna: The flora and fauna of Tasmania is unique due to its large array of endemic (found only in one region) species which are scattered throughout the island. Protected by its isolation and rugged mountainous ranges, the flora and fauna has stayed intact to a large degree, whereas the southern parts of mainland Australia have been more affected. The Tasmanian Devil, was once widespread throughout mainland Australia, but now it can only be found in Tasmania. Also, the Eastern Barred Bandicoot, which is thought of as common in many parts of Tasmania, is restricted to small colonies in Victoria. The Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) was found on mainland Australia and survived in Tasmania until recently. There have been no sightings of the Tassie Tiger in 50 years, but there are many people who still believe that it exists. On our small island, nearly 2,000 species of flowering plants are known to the state, with over 200 of these being endemic. We also boast over 220 species of birds of which 12 are endemic to Tasmania.

People: Aboriginals were inhabitants of the island more than 36,000 years ago. Before European settlement in 1803, the population of Tasmanian Aboriginals was an estimated 5,000 to 10,000. By 1847, there were around 70,000 European settlers in Tasmania, of which 35,000 were convicts. The present day population of Tasmania is around 480,000.