The 'edge of the world'

Tasmania

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August 12th 2008
Back in July we went across to Tasmania. It was brilliant and definitely one of the highlights of our trip to Ausralia. The wildlife on Tasmania was incredible, we saw our first platypus within an hour of being on the island and we went to a National Park with more wombats than I ever thought I'd see. There were Tasmanian Devils, of course (although we had to see these in a sanctuary because ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more