Tasmania

Tasmania is an island state of Australia, separated from the mainland by Bass Strait. It includes the island of Tasmania and several smaller surrounding islands.

Bass Strait: A sea strait separating Tasmania from mainland Australia. It forms the state’s geographic boundary from the mainland.
British colonization of Tasmania: The British occupation and settlement of Tasmania, beginning with a penal colony at Risdon Cove in 1803. It began the colonial transformation of the island and its relationship with Britain.
Hydroelectricity in Tasmania: Electricity generated in Tasmania using water flowing through dams and hydroelectric power stations. Mountain rivers and reservoirs made hydropower central to the state’s energy system.
Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area: A UNESCO World Heritage property protecting extensive wilderness in western and southwestern Tasmania. Its international recognition reflects the state’s exceptional natural and cultural heritage.
Tasman Peninsula: A peninsula in southeastern Tasmania, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus. Its rugged coast and narrow land connection shape access to Port Arthur.
Black War: A period of violent conflict between British colonists and Tasmanian Aboriginal people, chiefly during the 1820s and early 1830s. It marks the devastating conflict produced by colonial expansion across the island.
Tasmanian salmon industry: The farming and processing of Atlantic salmon in Tasmania’s coastal waters and land-based facilities. Aquaculture has become a major, contested use of the island’s marine environment.
Franklin Dam controversy: A major Australian environmental conflict over a proposed dam on Tasmania’s Franklin River in the early 1980s. The campaign reshaped conservation politics and halted a major Tasmanian hydroelectric project.
Tasmanian Wilderness: A large protected region of forests, mountains, and other wild landscapes in western and southwestern Tasmania. It contains much of the island’s most remote terrain and protected land.
Van Diemen's Land: The name used for Tasmania by Europeans from the seventeenth century until 1856. The older name reflects the island’s colonial and penal history.

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