Van Diemen's Land

Summary

Van Diemen's Land is a penal colony^[1]. It draws 337 Wikipedia views per month (penal_colony category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• Van Diemen's Land is located in British Empire^[3].
• Van Diemen's Land is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[4].
• Van Diemen's Land is on the body of water Southern Ocean^[5].
• Van Diemen's Land's image is recorded as Van Diemen's Land 1852.jpg^[6].
• Van Diemen's Land's instance of is recorded as penal colony^[7].
• Van Diemen's Land's instance of is recorded as crown colony^[8].
• Van Diemen's Land's flag image is recorded as Van Diemen's Land Unofficial Merchant Ensign before 1875.svg^[9].
• Anthony van Diemen is named after Van Diemen's Land^[10].
• Van Diemen's Land's followed by is recorded as Colony of Tasmania^[11].
• Van Diemen's Land's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2018090595^[12].
• Van Diemen's Land's part of is recorded as British Empire^[13].
• Van Diemen's Land's Commons category is recorded as Van Diemen's Land^[14].
• +1825-12-03T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Van Diemen's Land^[15].
• Van Diemen's Land was dissolved in +1856-01-01T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Van Diemen's Land's highest point is recorded as Mount Ossa^[17].
• Van Diemen's Land's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -42, 'lon': 147}^[18].
• Van Diemen's Land's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07_f_^[19].
• Van Diemen's Land's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Tasmania^[20].
• Van Diemen's Land's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Van Diemen's Land^[21].
• Van Diemen's Land's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[22].
• Van Diemen's Land's replaces is recorded as Colony of New South Wales^[23].
• Van Diemen's Land's replaced by is recorded as Colony of Tasmania^[24].
• Van Diemen's Land's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Van-Diemens-Land^[25].
• Van Diemen's Land's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': "Van Diemen's Land"}^[26].
• Van Diemen's Land's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Van Diemonian'}^[27].

Body

Founding

+1825-12-03T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Van Diemen's Land^[15].

Identity

Van Diemen's Land's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': "it"}^[26]. Its part of is recorded as British Empire^[13]. Its followed by is recorded as Colony of Tasmania^[11].

Dissolution

Van Diemen's Land was dissolved in +1856-01-01T00:00:00Z^[16].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Van Diemen's Land include Van Diemen^[28], a company^[29], in United Kingdom^[30], founded in 1973^[31], headquartered in Snetterton^[32].

Why It Matters

Van Diemen's Land draws 337 Wikipedia views per month (penal_colony category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include Van Diemen^[28], a company^[29], in United Kingdom^[30], founded in 1973^[31], headquartered in Snetterton^[32].