Colony of Tasmania

British self-governing colony between 1856 and 1901
AdministrativeArea self_governing_colony Q5148519
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Colony of Tasmania

Summary

Colony of Tasmania is a self-governing colony[1]. It draws 163 Wikipedia views per month (self_governing_colony category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Colony of Tasmania is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[3].
  • Colony of Tasmania's continent is recorded as Australian continent[4].
  • Colony of Tasmania's instance of is recorded as self-governing colony[5].
  • Colony of Tasmania's instance of is recorded as crown colony[6].
  • Colony of Tasmania's capital is recorded as Hobart[7].
  • Colony of Tasmania's official language is recorded as English[8].
  • Colony of Tasmania's currency is recorded as pound sterling[9].
  • Colony of Tasmania's flag image is recorded as Flag of Tasmania.svg[10].
  • Colony of Tasmania's anthem is recorded as God Save the King[11].
  • Colony of Tasmania's coat of arms image is recorded as Badge of Tasmania.svg[12].
  • Colony of Tasmania's basic form of government is recorded as constitutional monarchy[13].
  • Abel Tasman is named after Colony of Tasmania[14].
  • Colony of Tasmania's locator map image is recorded as Van Diemen's Land 1852.jpg[15].
  • +1856-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Colony of Tasmania[16].
  • Colony of Tasmania was dissolved in +1901-01-01T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Colony of Tasmania's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06zkwb4[18].
  • Colony of Tasmania's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Tasmania[19].
  • Colony of Tasmania's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Colony of Tasmania[20].
  • Colony of Tasmania's replaces is recorded as Van Diemen's Land[21].
  • Colony of Tasmania's replaced by is recorded as Tasmania[22].
  • Colony of Tasmania's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Colony of Tasmania'}[23].
  • Colony of Tasmania's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+809444'}[24].
  • Colony of Tasmania's National Archives of Australia entity ID is recorded as CO 5[25].

Body

Geography

Colony of Tasmania is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[3]. Its continent is recorded as Australian continent[4].

Physical Characteristics

Colony of Tasmania's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+809444'}[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include self-governing colony[5] and crown colony[6].

History and Context

+1856-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Colony of Tasmania[16]. Abel Tasman is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Colony of Tasmania draws 163 Wikipedia views per month (self_governing_colony category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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