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The Tasman Peninsula is located east of Hobart, at the south east corner of Tasmania, Australia. The aboriginal habitants of this area pre european arrival were the pader-remer people, a part of the oyster bay tribe. Image File history File links Tasman_Peninlsula_map. ... Image File history File links Tasman_Peninlsula_map. ... Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. ... Emblems: Flora - Tasmanian Blue Gum; Fauna - none Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Slogan or Nickname: The Apple Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Const. ...

The peninsula is joined to another peninsula, the Forestier Peninsula, by an isthmus called Eaglehawk Neck, around 75 km by road from Hobart. This in turn is joined to the rest of Tasmania by an isthmus called East Bay Neck, near the town of Dunalley (which itself is about 60 km by road from Hobart). The Forestier Peninsula is a peninsula of the Australian island of Tasmania. ...

Although the area is named after Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, it was first settled by the British, who located a penal colony at Port Arthur. At the time, Eaglehawk Neck was lined with guards and guard dogs, to prevent the escape of any convicts. Portrait of Tasman (detail from the family portrait). ... Inside the separate prison, Port Arthur, Tasmania Port Arthur is a town and former convict settlement on the Tasman Peninsula, in Tasmania, Australia. ...

The penal settlement of Port Arthur is now a tourist attraction, as in most of the state, tourism is a major industry. Many smaller towns are also located on the Tasman Peninsula, the largest of which are Nubeena and Koonya. The local government area is the Tasman municipality and the major route to Hobart is the Arthur Highway. More than 3 million tourists visited the Taj Mahal in Agra, India in 2004. ... Local Government Areas of Tasmania, Australia This article also includes lists of towns, suburbs and localities of Tasmania. ... Categories: Australia geography stubs ... The Arthur Highway (A9) is a Tasmanian highway which runs from Sorell in the near south to Port Arthur in the far south-east. ...

The Tasman Peninsula is famous for its rugged eastern coastline, and much of it is now the Tasman National Park. At Eaglehawk Neck are many strange rock formations, including Remarkable Caves, Tasman Arch and the Tesselated Pavement. Further south are the highest sea cliffs in the southern hemisphere, rising 300 m above the Tasman Sea at Cape Hauy. The peninsula also has one of australias best surf spots at Cape Roaul and Roaring Beach. Tasman is a national park in Tasmania (Australia), 56 km east of Hobart. ... Satellite photo of the Tasman Sea The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand and is a south-western segment of the South Pacific Ocean. ...