[DOC] [TLE] Tasmania | history - geography - island and state, Australia ... [PAR] Jun 27, 2016 ... Tasmania, formerly Van Diemen's Land, island state of Australia. ... larger than 
that of Sri Lanka, Tasmania is the smallest of Australia's states. [DOC] [TLE] Tasmania - Wikipedia [PAR] Tasmania is an island state of the Commonwealth of Australia. It is located 240 
km (150 mi) to ... Tasman named the island "Anthony van Diemen's Land" after 
his sponsor Anthony van Diemen, the Governor ... Tasmania is also colloquially 
shortened to "Tas", especially when used in business names and website 
addresses. [DOC] [TLE] Van Diemen's Land - Wikipedia [PAR] Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by most Europeans for the 
island of Tasmania, now part of Australia. .... The song is dedicated to a Fenian 
poet named John Boyle O'Reilly, who was deported to Australia because of his 
poetry. .... Colony and state from 1856 to the 1980s Melbourne, Oxford University 
Press. [DOC] [TLE] Van Diemen's Land - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus [PAR] "Van Diemen's Land" definition: an island off the southeastern coast of Australia. 
... the original name used by most Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now 
part of Australia. ... with offshore islands, the smallest state of Australia; 
discovered by the Dutch . ... Named for Anthony van Diemen, governor general of 
the Dutch . [DOC] [TLE] 49. Tasmania [PAR] Known to Australians as Tassie, Tasmania is the smallest and only island state. ... 
Abel Tasman, who arrived there in 1642 and named it Van Dieman's Island after 
... Van Dieman's Land became notorious as a British prison colony during the... [DOC] [TLE] Van Diemens Land - The Free Dictionary [PAR] An island state of southeast Australia consisting of the island of Tasmania ... 
south of mainland Australia: forms, with offshore islands, the smallest state of ... 
Former name (16421855): Van Diemen's Land ... Formerly, Van Diemen's Land. [DOC] [TLE] Australian islands | australia.gov.au [PAR] Apr 20, 2016 ... The inhabitants were transferred to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) and all ... 
Convict labour was used to construct the main buildings on the island, which 
remain ... Image courtesy of State Library of Queensland. ... The islands are 
named after the Spaniard Luiz Vez de Torres who sailed through in 1606. [DOC] [TLE] Facts for students - Tasmania - FTfs [PAR] The Palawa people lived on the Bass Strait Islands and Tasmania. ... He named it 
Van Diemen's Land after the Governor of the Dutch East Indies, Anthony Van 
Diemen. ... Tasmania's area is 68,401 km2, making it Australia's smallest state. ... 
The following links will direct you to the homepage of the websites used as... [DOC] [TLE] Tasmania - Credo Reference [PAR] Island in the Indian Ocean, southeast of Australia, separated from the mainland 
by ... who named the island Van Diemen's Land, after the governor general of the 
Dutch East ... The island was mainly used as a penal settlement: half of the total 
number of convicts ... Territory Tasmania is the smallest of the Australian states. [DOC] [TLE] POP Cultures: Australia - Guampedia [PAR] Feb 18, 2016 ... Australia, often touted as the world's largest island but smallest ... Queen 
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is the Head of State and ..... The real goal was 
the forced removal of the Aboriginal Tasmanians from Van Diemen's Land and .... 
The Torres Strait itself was formerly a land bridge that connected the... [DOC] [TLE] Australia facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] Get information, facts, and pictures about Australia at Encyclopedia.com. ... A 
federation of six states, New South Wales (founded 1788), Western Australia (
1829), Tasmania (formerly Van Diemen's Land, 1825), South Australia (1834), ... 
Australia is the smallest, most arid, and least populated of the world's continents. [DOC] [TLE] tasmania English definition/translation - seadict.com [PAR] An island state of southeast Australia consisting of the island of Tasmania along 
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Question: Australia's smallest state, this island used to be called Van Diemen's Land
Answer: Tasmania