TASMANIA By Megan and Ciara!. Facts! Hobart is the capital city of Tasmania. Tasmania was once...

TASMANIA

By Megan and Ciara!

Facts!• Hobart is the capital city of Tasmania.• Tasmania was once connected to

Australia until the last glacier about 10,000 years ago.

• The population of Tasmania is 507,626.• It is surrounded by 334 islands.• It is in the state Victoria.• The island was named after a Dutch

explorer, Abel Tasman.

More Facts!• Mountain Ossa is the

largest mountain in Tasmania it is 1,617 meters tall.

• It became an island 1000 years ago.

• In 1967, Tasmania was tragically affected with the Tasmanian fires, in which there was a major loss of life and property

The Tasmanian

Devil!!!

Tasmanian Devil’s Facts!!!

• Hundreds of years ago, Tasmanian devils not only lived in Tasmania, but also on the Australian mainland.

• Tasmanian Devils carry their young in their pouches. Just like kangaroos!!!

• Tasmanian Devils are actually not dangerous to humans.• Tasmanian Devils eat snakes, birds, fish and mammals up

to the size of a wombat, and carrion (carcasses or dead animal bodies).

Animals of Tasmania!!!