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=**__ Tasmania__** =

__Aboriginal History__
20,000 years ago Aboriginals first moved to Tasmania and 8,000 years later they were cut of the Mainland Australia because, the sea level was rising. Aboriginal people moved a lot so that they would not hunt out one area. Before Europeans came to Tasmania there was an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 Aboriginal people split up into 9 different clans. 

__European History__
In 1642 Abel Tasman first sighted Tasmania and called it Van Diemen’s Land after a governor – general. The European sighted Tasmania 2nd. It was sighted by Marion du Fresne in 1772. Then Tobies Furneaux (1773), James Cook (1777), William Bligh (1788) and J.H. Cox (1789) sighted Tasmania. George Bass and Matthew Flinders sailed around Tasmania to prove that it was a island. Hobart was called Hobart Town until 1881. In 1825 Van Diemen’s Land became its own colony. In 1803 Europeans were afraid French would take over Tasmania. ==== ==== 

__Native Plants and Animals__
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__Facts__
The population at Tasmania is 497, 312. The Capital city of Tasmania is Hobart. All State flags, except the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory, use the Australian flag, based on the Blue Ensign, but have the particular badge of that State on the right hand side where the Southern Cross would be. The Tasmanian Coat of Arms, approved by King George V in 1917 and proclaimed in 1919, reflects the State’s British heritage and its industries. It is normally a cold climate in Tasmania. Tasmania is the same time zone as us. 

__Mapping and Directions__
Tasmania is one of the smallest states. You can fly or get there by sea on the Spirit of Tasmania. On the Spirit of Tasmania (ferry) it takes about 10 hours to get to Tasmania from Melbourne (bedding supplied). On a plane it takes about 1 hour to get to Tasmania from Melbourne. The latitude and longitude of Tasmania is 147 E and 42 S. 

__Landmarks and Tourist Attractions__
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**__References__**
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