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Tasmania is an island, the Australia's least populous state, with 569,825 residents as of December 2021. The state capital and largest city is Hobart
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Hobart On 24 November 1642 Abel Tasman sighted the west coast of Tasmania and named his discovery Van Diemen's Land after Anthony van Diemen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. Founded in 1803 as a penal colony, Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Tasmania.
Sullivan's Cove Walks is Hobart’s waterfront, his "birthplace" Constitution Dock is one of several wharves and docks in Sullivan's Cove
Louis Bernacchi was the first australian to winter in Antarctica
Parliament House was originally designed as the Customs House in colonial Georgian architecture style by skilled convict architect John Lee Archer in 1830
Salamanca Place, a picturesque row of sandstone warehouses on Sullivan's Cove, is a classic example of Australian colonial architecture
The non-profit Salamanca Arts Centre occupies seven Salamanca warehouses and is home to 75-plus arts organizations and individuals, including shops, galleries, studios, performing arts venues and public spaces
Able Tasman Monument,Salamanca Place, Hobart, Tasmania, dedicated to the Dutch explorer
Abel Tasman is famous for being the first European to reach Van Diemen's island (now Tasmania), and New Zealand.
Abel Tasman was also the first to sight the Fiji islands. He helped to map large areas of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
Tasmania Pictures: ♦ Sanda Foişoreanu ♦ DoinaGrigoraş Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu https://www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda https://ma-planete.com/michaelasanda 2011 Sound: Norah Jones - Come Away With Me (saxophone)