Tasmania

Summary

Tasmania is a state of Australia^[1]. Tasmania draws 5,748 Wikipedia views per month (state_of_australia category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tasmania is credited with the discovery of Abel Tasman^[3].
• Tasmania is located in Australia^[4].
• Tasmania is in the country of Australia^[5].
• Tasmania's head of government is recorded as Jeremy Rockliff^[6].
• Tasmania's image is recorded as Tasmania.A2005320.2355.250m.jpg^[7].
• Tasmania's continent is recorded as Oceania^[8].
• Tasmania's instance of is recorded as state of Australia^[9].
• Tasmania's head of state is recorded as Barbara Baker^[10].
• Tasmania's capital is recorded as Hobart^[11].
• Tasmania's flag image is recorded as Flag of Tasmania.svg^[12].
• Tasmania's shares border with is recorded as Victoria^[13].
• Tasmania's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Tasmania.svg^[14].
• Abel Tasman is named after Tasmania^[15].
• Tasmania's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as City of Burnie^[16].
• Tasmania's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as City of Clarence^[17].
• Tasmania's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as City of Devonport^[18].
• Tasmania's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as City of Glenorchy^[19].
• Tasmania's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as City of Hobart^[20].
• Tasmania's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as City of Launceston^[21].
• Tasmania's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Break O'Day Council^[22].
• Tasmania's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brighton Council^[23].
• Tasmania's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Central Coast Council^[24].
• Tasmania's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Central Highlands Council^[25].
• Tasmania's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Circular Head^[26].
• Tasmania's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Derwent Valley Council^[27].

Body

Geography

Tasmania is in the country of Australia^[5]. Tasmania is located in Australia^[4]. Tasmania's continent is recorded as Oceania^[8]. Tasmania's part of is recorded as Australia^[28].

Designation and Status

Tasmania's instance of is recorded as state of Australia^[9].

History and Context

+1825-12-03T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Tasmania^[29]. Abel Tasman is named after Tasmania^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tasmania include SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin^[30], an association football club^[31], in Germany^[32], founded in 1900^[33], headquartered in Berlin^[34]; Tasman Outflow^[35], an ocean current^[36]; and HMAS Tasmania^[37], a destroyer^[38].

Why It Matters

Tasmania draws 5,748 Wikipedia views per month (state_of_australia category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2] Tasmania has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Tasmania is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Tasmania include SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin^[30], an association football club^[31], in Germany^[32], founded in 1900^[33], headquartered in Berlin^[34]; Tasman Outflow^[35], an ocean current^[36]; and HMAS Tasmania^[37], a destroyer^[38].