Tasman Peninsula

Geographical location

The Tasman Peninsula (English Tasman Peninsula ) is a peninsula in the southeast of the Australian island of Tasmania, which lies about 75 km south-east of Hobart.

The peninsula is located southwest of the Forestier Peninsula, which is connected to the Eaglehawk Neck. On the peninsula, the Tasman National Park covers the coastline is divided by numerous bays, and it is by two places that are a UNESCO heritage site, for many tourists in the summer of interest.

The Tasman Peninsula is 19 km wide and 27 km long and covers about 520 km ²; it is limited by the Storm Bay to the west and the Norfolk Bay to the north and the Tasman Sea. The highest elevation is 460 meters.

History

The peninsula is named after the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, who came to Tasmania as the first Europeans. Prior to European arrival lived in this area the Aborigines of Pydairrerme clan. The Pydairrerme were a clan of the larger Aboriginesstamms of Oyster Bay, who lived on the east coast of Tasmania.

The first European settlement in Tasmania was the Risdon Cove, which was abandoned, and then saw the founding of Port Arthur on the Tasman Peninsula. Port Arthur was established as a penal camp of the British colonial government, which was located in New South Wales on the Australian continent, the remote island for this purpose considered appropriate.

On the peninsula was covered in trees that were particularly suitable for shipbuilding because of its size and the resistant timber. After the founding of Port Arthur, a coal was discovered on the peninsula and operated by convicts reduction at Saltwater River operated on today's Coal Mines Historic Site. Both Port Arthur and the Coal Mine are recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since August 2010 due to its historical and cultural importance for the development of Australia. In particular, the more well-known Port Arthur is often visited by tourists.

Tasmanian Devil

The peninsula is also a sanctuary for the Tasmanian devil, who are not suffering from Devil facial Tumour Disease ( DFTD ), a contagious tumor of the face. In Taranna is a project which observed a population that is not ill, and since the peninsula is connected only to a narrow land bridge to the mainland, there are good chances that these animals survive.

Landscape

On the rugged coastline are a number of shipwrecks. In Tasman National Park 's natural beauty such as the Tasman Blowhole, Tasman Arch, the Naturfelsentor, Devil 's Kitchen at Eaglehawk Neck and the Remarkable Cave form of attraction for tourists. The main towns on the Tasman Peninsula are Nubeena and Koonya, smaller places are Premaydena, Highcroft and Stormlea.

Its location is the peninsula called Roaring Forties that prevail south of the 40th parallel of latitude, exposed to strong westerly winds. The climate is mild and temperate, winters are mild. The peninsula offers at Cape Roaul, Roaring Beach and at Shipstern Bluff good surfing opportunities.