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Tasmania the Playground of Australia and Its Resources
Tasmanian geography and economy are outlined, noting its size, climate variety, and key roles in fruit growing especially apples, power production with Hobart’s low-cost electricity, mining metals like tin and copper, and timber. The piece highlights farm exports to Melbourne and beyond and describes Tasmanian fauna and notable trees the Tasmania bine gum, with Hobart as a shipping hub near Storm Bay.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Pacific
South Pole
Melbourne
Wellington
New Zealand
Portland
Maine
Tasmania
Australia
West Virginia
Bass Strait
Hobart
Commonwealth
Sydney
Adelaide
Great Britain
European
Africa
Tierra del Fuego
South America
South
Kobart
Derwent