- About the same size as Ireland and Sri Lanka, Tasmania isn’t as small as everyone thinks!
- Tasmania is situated closer to the equator than Rome or Chicago.
- The Island’s coastline measures around 4500km, which is longer than Victoria and New South Wales' coastlines combined.
- It’s the world’s 26th largest island.
- After Adelaide, Hobart is Australia’s second driest capital city.
- Just under half of the state is World Heritage-listed, national park, or marine and forest reserves.
- Tasmania has water so pure it produces the only bottled rainwater approved by health departments around the world.
- You may consider Holland the home of tulips, however they actually import them from Tassie.
- Tasmania used to be connected to Victoria via a land bridge approximately 10,000 years ago, until the ocean rose due to melting polar caps.
- It’s home to the cleanest and purest air in the world.
- Hobart, Tasmania’s capital, is the second oldest city in Australia.
- Tasmania is an archipelago of over 300 islands.
- It has not always been called ‘Tasmania’. Originally called ‘Lutruwita’ by the indigenous people, it was renamed ‘Van Dieman’s Land’ by European explorers from 1825 to 1856.
- Tasmanian’s travel the shortest distances of any Australian workers between their homes and their jobs (lucky!).
- The world’s largest marsupial, the Tasmanian Devil, is only found in Australia.
Explore Tasmania on our Tasmania in Depth small group tour!
