Tasmania
TASMANIA - HELL ON EARTH
Tasmania
Australian State
Tasmania, an isolated island state off Australia’s south coast, is known for its vast, rugged wilderness areas, largely protected within parks and reserves. On the Tasman Peninsula, the 19th-century Port Arthur penal settlement is now an open-air museum. In Hobart, the port capital, Salamanca Place's Georgian warehouses now house galleries and boutiques. Its Museum of Old and New Art has a contemporary edge.
Area: 68,401 km²
Capital: Hobart
Population: 515,000
University: University of Tasmania