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locations. The region remained highly isolated until the introduction of regular river steamer services between it and Hobart in the 1880s - they were further encouraged by the tourist industry to Port Arthur that began when overseas steamships began to call into Hobart, also during the 1880s. During the period 1900-1930s, the main operator servicing the area was the Huon
Channel & Peninsula Steamship Company, owners of several vessels including the extant
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411:(DFTD). The isolation from the Tasmanian mainland, where DFTD is running unchecked and has killed more than half of all devils, is ideal for maintaining a healthy wild Tasmanian devil population in a project that involves the local Tasmanian Devil Conservation Park at Taranna and government and university scientists.
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on the west coast, which could then be closed down. It also had excellent supplies of timber for shipbuilding and general construction work, and a deep sheltered harbour where visiting
British warships could be repaired. Its inaccessibility was enhanced by having Eaglehawk Neck lined with guards
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In the era between the convict settlement and the rise of the modern tourist industry, people in the area were mostly engaged in the timber industry and fishing. The terrain and soil types impeded large-scale agriculture, although orcharding and general farming was and is conducted in suitable
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The penal settlement of Port Arthur is now a tourist attraction. As in most of the rest of the state, tourism is a major industry. Bushwalking is also popular in the often rugged terrain, particularly picturesque spots being
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is a shrub or small tree found only in the Tasman
National Park where it is restricted to the Cape Pillar area of the Tasman Peninsula and to Tasman Island.
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people were a part of the larger
Paredarerme language group, whose territory covered a large area of the east coast of Tasmania. The area was named after
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because it was geographically isolated from the rest of the colony but more easily reachable by sea than the other place of secondary banishment,
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The rugged coastline has been the scene of a number of shipwrecks. Two large seagoing steamers have sunk after hitting the
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The original name for the area is
Turrakana. The Aboriginal inhabitants of this area preceding European arrival were the
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and guard dogs, to prevent the escape of any convicts. A small number did escape, including the bushranger
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The Totem Pole, Cape Hauy on the Tasman
Peninsula. The Lanterns and the Hippolyte Rocks are visible behind.
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at the extreme south-west and south-east ends of the peninsula, separated by the entrance to Port Arthur.
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A historical survey map is available which outlines the geology and vegetation of the Tasman
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While the region is best known for its convict history it is now the key area in the battle to save the
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Below the
Hippolyte Rocks on the Tasman Peninsula lies a colourful reef full of coral, sponges and fish
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are many strange rock formations, including The Devils
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The Tasman
Peninsula is well known for its rugged eastern coastline, and much of it is now the
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in 1915. Munroe Bight to the north of Cape Pillar is named after the former American barque
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because of its importance in the conservation of a range of woodland birds, especially the
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people. Their territory was what is now known as the Tasman and Forestier peninsulas. The
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Tasman tracks: 25 walks on the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas
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after colonisation but was dual named as of March 2021.
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16:Peninsula on the east coast of Tasmania, Australia
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618:"Place Name Assignments List No. 561 (22089)"
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649:. Port Arthur and Tasman Tourism Association
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374:South-east Tasmania Important Bird Area
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1389:McIntyre (state, legislative council)
554:and Tasman Peninsula from Cape Raoul.
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7:
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1478:Harbours, bays, inlets and estuaries
1394:Prosser (state, legislative council)
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991:Harbours, bays, inlets and estuaries
793:"Libraries Tasmania - AF396-1-1086"
403:from extinction from a new type of
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128:660 km (250 sq mi)
1785:Important Bird Areas of Tasmania
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347:Tasman arch and littoral chasm,
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539:Columns at the tip of the cape.
191:, to which it connects via an
1:
1701:St Helens Important Bird Area
566:Tip of the cape from the sea.
1404:Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council
702:Threatened Flora of Tasmania
625:Tasmanian Government Gazette
162:Turrakana / Tasman Peninsula
28:Turrakana / Tasman Peninsula
1684:Tasmania's offshore islands
1459:Mount William National Park
1195:Tasmania's offshore islands
409:devil facial tumour disease
215:, to the west and south by
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1694:Flora, fauna, and fishlife
1454:Maria Island National Park
724:"IBA: South-east Tasmania"
627:. 2 June 2021. p. 489
61:Location in South-eastern
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423:off its east coast - the
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244:Port Arthur Historic Site
219:, and to the east by the
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1469:Friendly Beaches Reserve
1449:Freycinet National Park
859:South Eastern region of
476:and south east from the
376:, identified as such by
306:Coal Mines Historic Site
435:wrecked there in 1850.
389:forty-spotted pardalote
1722:South East (bioregion)
1717:Ben Lomond (bioregion)
1219:South East (bioregion)
961:Iron Pot State Reserve
767:"Tasman National Park"
695:"Allocasuarina crassa"
527:columns of Cape Raoul.
500:natural rock formation
378:BirdLife International
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211:, to the northwest by
168:located in south-east
89:43.09000°S 147.84000°E
1636:Schouten Island Group
1292:East Coast region of
966:Tasman National Park
598:Geography of Tasmania
512:Fossil Bay at sunset.
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251:local government area
1790:Tasman National Park
1676:Books and newspapers
1187:Books and newspapers
498:Tessellated pavement
448:Tessellated Pavement
440:Tasman National Park
349:Tasman National Park
140:Tasman National Park
94:-43.09000; 147.84000
1780:East Coast Tasmania
1528:Freycinet Peninsula
1523:Forestier Peninsula
1399:Break O'Day Council
1088:Tasman Island Group
1062:South Arm Peninsula
1057:Forestier Peninsula
474:Forestier Peninsula
213:Frederick Henry Bay
203:, near the town of
189:Forestier Peninsula
145:World Heritage Site
85: /
1610:Maria Island Group
1442:parks and reserves
954:parks and reserves
773:. Tourism Tasmania
362:Cape Pillar sheoak
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125: • Total
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886:Denison (federal)
771:Discover Tasmania
730:. Birds Australia
405:contagious cancer
294:Macquarie Harbour
154:
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1775:Tasman Peninsula
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1543:Tasman Peninsula
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1490:Great Oyster Bay
1440:Protected areas,
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1279:
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1149:Little Spectacle
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1538:Orielton Lagoon
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324:Local industry
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241:World Heritage
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197:Eaglehawk Neck
178:Arthur Highway
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