The Geography of Tasmania Explained

Learn about the fascinating #Geography of #Tasmania, the heart shaped island underneath Australia!
Music by / sporo.wody
Thumbnail Map art by / arq.mosquera

[@kurkiewicz3246]

Damn, great content. I love the music too

[@HubertKurkiewicz]

+1 on the music! Also your voice sounds amazing, what microphone are you using?

[@suea7387]

Funnily enough, I found the music irritating. You can't please everyone.😄@@HubertKurkiewicz

[@BW-mr9be]

For me music made it unwatchable with sound on. Perhaps due to some issues with my hearing. Am keen to watch your content without having to mute sound and read transcript. Please help

[@aussieflintkapping]

Watching this whilst sitting on my deck in Launceston, Northern Tasmania 😎

[@apshock]

That's so cool!!!

[@williammostert5595]

me watching this from my porch in Harare, Zimbabwe

[@seameus91]

Ive lived there for almost 7 months! love that city! Greets, a dutchman.

[@garryrichardson4572]

Tuesday evening in Bracknell Tasmania 😊

[@teejay6063]

I'm in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA. Total garbage dump of a city of 115,000

[@peterandruss490]

Watching this while at my desk in Juneau, Alaska. I lived in Tassie in 1971-74

[@donniedarko6699]

that's such interesting choices to live! i'm so curious about your experiences, Tasmania must have been great back at 70's...

[@davidstanleyblake923]

G That's a big jump for you, How are the Salmon way up there n the Northern Hemisphere?

[@8888k]

How interesting - what’s your story?

[@peterandruss490]

It’s a long great story. I left Tassie for a summer fishing job in Alaska but it didn’t pan out as expected and I couldn’t afford to go anywhere. Alaska in the 70s was the land of opportunity and I ended up building a cabin on a piece of property and spent the next 50 years commercial fishing, construction and I then retired from teaching. The cabin morphed into a house and my wife and I spend our summers up there and winters on the east coast USA. I’ve been back to Tassie twice since I left.

[@squakke]

I left Tassie 2 months ago after a 3 month roaming holiday there. I still think about it every day. I legit feel homesick for a place I never lived in 😢

[@indorealist]

Likewise, I went there 2 weeks ago for just under one week. It amazes me how the mountains are just casually everywhere, aside the ocean, and just beside a supermarket.

[@danielleserra8836]

I feel this way about Vietnam. I spent less time, about a month there but I think about it ALL the time; and I was there almost five years ago. I miss it like I should miss home.

[@RyanYoxo]

Born and raised in Tassie, moved to the mainland And have wanted to move back ever since

[@Hectorheroic]

Jesus, I moved here two years ago and I fucking hate it. Get me outta here!

[@Oppetsismiimsitsitc]

2:01: Btw, Strahan is pronounced Strawn.

[@gillianbrookwell1678]

I fell in love with Tasmania when I holidayed there; a good place to live and the cooler climate would be a welcome change from the sticky humidity of Queensland. Stunningly beautiful.

[@jasonhaven7170]

They genocided the natives

[@streddaz]

@@jasonhaven7170 so did the rest of Australia and most of the world for that matter.

[@jasonhaven7170]

@@streddaz Nope, specifically the USA and Canada and Australia

[@streddaz]

@@jasonhaven7170 every civilisation over the entire time of modern humans, where invading foreigners, have defeated, enslaved, pushed out, and wiped out, native populations.

[@flamingfrancis]

Not mentioned here is Cape Grim located on the island's north western tip. It has a air pollution measurement station and is known to have the cleanest air on the planet. Worth a read for its' infamy too.

[@3D_Drafter]

Great Video with just a few points. Strahan = Straw + n. I would highlight that a lot of the wilderness falls under world heritage listing rather than national parks. Most UNESCO World Heritage sites meet only one or two of the ten criteria for that status. The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA) meets seven out of ten criteria. Only one other place on earth-China’s Mount Taishan-meets that many criteria. Also huon pines are up to 3000 years old.

[@metabalcanico5719]

I’ll never forget getting caught up in a snow storm at cradle mountain followed by chilling on the beach and swimming in the ocean on the eastern coast the nextday. I think it was Freycinett. Truly amazing place Tassie.

[@XaviRonaldo0]

You corrected the 6th state fact with 7th but 6th is actually correct. There are 5 states and 2 territories on the mainland + Tasmania.

[@GlennVeugen]

Yep, that's correct. 6 states and two territories (NT, ACT) in total

[@mrewan6221]

@@GlennVeugen MInor quibble - Three territories: NT, ACT, and Jervis Bay Territory. Most people think JBT is just part of the ACT, because it is mostly administerd by the ACT (but also some by NSW, some by the Navy, and some by Shoalhaven council). ACT laws apply, number plates are in the ACT series, and JBT is part of an ACT federal elctorate. But it's been a seperate territory since 1915. This is could be "an obscure fact about Australia even most Aussies get wrong"!

[@jayfielding1333]

@@mrewan6221 There is actually a host of territories but none on the level of the ACT and NT. Those two alone have their own governments and chief ministers.

[@mrewan6221]

@@jayfielding1333 Yes, there are lots (Is it about a dozen?). I should have said three _mainland_ territories, The comment I was referring to mentioned "two mainland territories". I agree the comment could have spoken about quasi-self-governance, etc, but a bare "two mainland territories" always makes me want to quibble (probably for no good reason).

[@jayfielding1333]

@@mrewan6221 very good point

[@ibrahimathar1033]

Bro this channel is so good, i learned so much in just 7 mins. Keep it up and love your presentation

[@theresabowerman]

This is the most beautiful state the grow up in . Stunning and beautiful. Thank you for bringing my home state for the world to see, thank you 🙏 it is so breathtaking to explore and live 😊

[@noodengr3three825]

I had the privilege of exploring Hobart for a few days back in 2019. I was charmed and want to see more of Tasmania

[@kaiwatson18]

I’ve been their 4 times with my mom now I’m going to work my first full time job as an apprentice farmhand for 2024, should be great hiking!

[@reverseuniverse2559]

Excellent coverage and narration very thoughtfully put together 👍

[@m.i.c.h.o]

Love your videos. I hope you're growing fast

[@t_squared323]

Great presentation mate - the graphics made for clear communication about the hydrology of Tasmania.

[@lyrebird9749]

Mostly good video, with a few mistakes: 0:11 Tas rainforests are not "untouched". Tragically, many, with trees 100's of years old, are being logged for timber, even in national parks. 0:16 Tasmania is the 6th state. There are only 6 states, plus various territories. 2:03 The town of Strahan is pronounced Strawn. 6:04 This video uses an image from 1980's protests against a hydro-power dam on the Franklin river, to make a confused point about conservationists opposing the Marinus link connector to the mainland. This is not the case. There IS opposition to the cable link - but it's because it would cost a fortune, and it would be far far cheaper and less risky to build battery storage on the mainland so that each state is self-sufficient in energy.

[@rickyraycyrus]

2:42 pretty sure that is Black Spur road in Victoria

[@blureen55]

Wow this video was so much better than I thought it would be.

[@gustavo-fy8tc]

this channel is a gem

[@flynnmc9748]

Moved there in 2020, absolutely love the nature in Tasmania!

[@Geo197Plus]

Good video for get more knowledge. Thanks for creating this informative and wonderful video.

[@user-dr5bh8ct5y]

concise and very informative. thank you.

[@peterlovett5841]

Your map of Tasmanian rivers shows the Derwent River stopping considerably short of its mouth where it runs into Storm Bay. Further you show the South Esk River running into Bass Strait. It stops at Launceston where it meets the North Esk River and is then known as the Tamar River.

[@dawnradel9008]

I know, right? While correct on many things, they need some tweaking.

[@keithyork8226]

I do like a good map of Tasmania.

[@nathansmart1532]

You know Eve and her gang most have up graded to Landing Strips these days,if ya Don't remove the bush it's to tricky to tickle the Roush.​@@keithyork8226

[@amateurmakingmistakes]

@@keithyork8226 Yeah, one that doesn't have too much bush on it.

[@rjswas]

@@amateurmakingmistakes Preferably without crabs also.

[@audreygerrard2821]

I grew up in Tasmania!

[@audreygerrard2821]

@@debraspegnetto6904 its a hard call! im on the mainland now too because work

[@SanctusPaulus1962]

​@@debraspegnetto6904 Go back to do what? There's no jobs here and no housing.

[@MaxT80]

​@SanctusPaulus1962 there's plenty of jobs, it just depends what you're wanting to do. It will seem like there's not many jobs if they're advertised jobs that you're not interested in 🤷‍♂️ Housing on the other hand, I agree. Trying to find a rental property can very challenging for many people.

[@asherouk7308]

hai

[@spacelemur7955]

As a retired geographer, I tip my hat. Very well peesented, concise and relevant information.

[@stephensanderson4387]

Tasmania is so beautiful I ‘migrated’ there from Sydney…such amazing diverse landscape and relaxed lifestyle chilled people…can’t be beaten

[@XaviRonaldo0]

As someone who grew up in regional NSW and now lives in Sydney Tassie speaks to me as I'm not really a city person. Plus the year round cool weather speaks to me.

[@ziggyfrnds]

Good for you mate! As a sydneysider fed up with the tough life here....how has your experience been so far? What're the common challenges? Thanks in advance!

[@eddiesmith1857]

@@ziggyfrnds I am not from Sydney, but have lived in Tassie my whole life and visit the mainland frequently. Biggest difference is infrastructure, no real big sporting events, concerts, large company’s. But I haven’t met someone from the mainland move back to the mainland for any other reason besides family. People tend to move here and love it.

[@theironqueen2386]

@@XaviRonaldo0 "cool" weather I'm from Tassie and found summer in the northern territory more bearable than it is here something about the island makes 20 degrees feel like 40 and summer get's into 30s

[@knocknapeasta]

Wonderful video, thank you from Tasmania :D

[@thugson1166]

Brilliant! Keen to visit Tasmania soon

[@Simon_Says_95]

I've grown up in Perth but I have always wanted to explore Tasmania! I'll be sure to visit soon.

[@erikameredith4559]

I feel so lucky and proud that I've been able to experience Bas Strait in a catamaran. Its eerie for sure!

[@seanhoran9665]

I’m Irish and and I livecin Cole’s Bay for 6 months. I’m in love with Tassie

[@lachlanogrady]

What a fantastic video cheers mate 🍻

[@prototropo]

Great narration!

[@michaelconnors5732]

Dude these videos are great

[@bensullivan9478]

dang what a gem of a vid, thanks ❤

[@apshock]

THATS AMAZING THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO

[@elektrikmaus]

Nice illustration of the height of the eucalyptus

[@louiseyvette2261]

My home. Love it!

[@coasterblocks3420]

My favourite holiday destination.

[@dr.python]

I follow geography a lot, and am picky about subscription, but this channel earned it as I encountered new information (waves of bass strait).

[@Ellistar]

Be careful, some of it is a bit wrong.

[@dr.python]

@Ellistar thanks, I will research Tasmania and find out if that’s the case and update you, within 180 days

[@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf]

Used to live there it`s great mate

[@SJR_Media_Group]

Tasmania is far enough away from Mainland Australia that people there live a more relaxed lifestyle. Only 2 ways to get there; boat or plane and both take time. Tasmania has always been a favorite of mine. Another beautiful State of Australia.

[@caniborrowapencil5160]

Yeah and you know what they say about the lack of genetic diversity in Tasmania…

[@SJR_Media_Group]

THANKS @@caniborrowapencil5160

[@theironqueen2386]

@@caniborrowapencil5160 yeah it makes the politicians dumb as bricks and they keep tearing up the roads

[@RickY2525000]

I lived and worked in Strahan for a while and I can tell you: the weather can be brutal down there. It's beautiful though. When you're walking through the thick rainforest you expect a dinosaur to walk by any second.

[@NoName-ds5uq]

I just watched this at home in Kingston, Tasmania. Your pronunciation of Strahan was funny! 😉I think the rest was correct. 👍 I can vouch for Bass Strait’s rough seas too. I served in the RAN long ago and have transited up there in 10 metre seas. That was fun, having the upper decks out of bounds and having to strap ourselves into our racks!🤣

[@kondor1157]

I love this channel

[@mrewan6221]

For those correcting the accidental there-are-seven-states error by saying Tasmania is the 6th state, consider this: At federation all states were created at the same time. (Maybe Western Australia was a little late to join?) So you can't really say which is first, second, third, etc. (This is despite NSW having "Premier State" on thier number plates for a while.) Instead we could proclaim the order as when the previous colonies were formed. Tasmania was the second colony, and could justifiably claim to be the 2nd state. The Tasmanian Legislative Council has been running longer than any other chamber in any house of parliament except the NSW upper house. (Yes I know there are thinks like population, economy, and land area which would all suggest 6th state!) For those saying "actually, there are five states": no, you're just wrong.

[@shoaiben4118]

Ricky Thomas Ponting

[@infrequentflyer4271]

Thanks! Subscribed

[@legopixelart2886]

Excellent work, nothing like seeing a 2000 year old Huon Pine in the wild.

[@martintimothy1915]

The thumbnail shows a massive impact crater in the middle of the island with the central peak at Mt Ossa in the Central Plateau, in the north it abuts into Bass Strait at Devonport whereas the eastern wall is defined by the hills east of the plain, while it abuts into the Southern Ocean near Hobart, the ring formation can similarly be traced around to the west .. the "Horns of Tasmania" west of Burnie and east of Launceston are fallout from the initial impact which must have been in the order of billions of years past.

[@XaviRonaldo0]

I have at times considered moving to Tasmania. As I've gotten older and fatter I've become less tolerant fo heat. The year round cool temperature speaks to me. I've have been scared off though because of less work opportunities.

[@koharumi1]

What city do you live in?

[@XaviRonaldo0]

@@koharumi1 Sydney

[@DaVinci-wt6dp]

Same honestly. The older I get the more intolerant to heat I get and the more I look forward to winter each year.

[@dawnradel9008]

Cooler than mainland Australia, but it feels warmer at 25c there than 25c in some other Australian places. The sun is also more intense, so, slip, slap, slop.

[@Ellistar]

Please do not move here. We dont have enough houses.

[@IceSpoon]

Fun fact: If you're into dinosaurs, you probably remember the "Time of Titans" episode of the 1999 series Walking With Dinosaurs. That episode was (partly) filmed in Tasmania

[@marekmalaczuk4752]

Great knowledge, a true fact spark.

[@marekmalaczuk4752]

Damn good sounding tunes in the back too

[@jsonny8905]

Awesome video about my home ❤

[@TheMongolianMage]

I live on King Island. Sometimes we get all the weathers on the same day

[@mmhuq3]

Thank you

[@sarcasmo57]

It's a very nice place to visit if you ever get the chance.

[@spacejesus4541]

Eucalyptus regnans is not endemic to Tasmania, it is also found in the state of Victoria

[@samvodopianov9399]

Was going to write that, and that the Dandenongs and Yarra Ranges are also rainforest.

[@meikala2114]

it is when we call it swamp gum and not that posh mountain ash

[@MightySpaceman]

damn, maybe I should consider going on a little more trips around my island lol

[@MbfLproductions]

Mannn I would so love to go there one day!

[@Tinksminx_]

Cool content enjoyed it much. The natives the Palawa have called the island Lutruwita for about 50 000 years. this is so cool though.

[@OriginalNightStalker]

That weather pattern - lots of rain in the south-west, snow dumped over the central highlands, then dry in the north-east - is replicated on the south island of New Zealand, and for the same reasons. That weather, carrying a LOT of water, having passed over the great southern ocean all the way from South America with nothing in between, then hits the land mass and the rain gets dumped. The air then gets pushed up the central highlands (in Tasmania) or the NZ Alps, drops whatever moisture remains as snow, then the north-east is dry. We live in the Central Highlands of Tasmania, and can rely on those weather patterns and fronts coming from the south-west.

[@paulorocky]

Thanks for explaining why bass strait is so rough. Now I know why I vomited on the fishing boat trip, totally wasn’t the drinking binge the night before

[@tazsnoop1044]

Glad to see someone interested in my island, but the mispronunciation of a few place's was funny , 🤙

[@exploreearth6275]

Tasmania is really wonderfull

[@maxwalker1159]

Cool

[@teejay6063]

My lack of understanding of Tasmania bedeviled my geography grade in high school.

[@Roger-go6jc]

Nice video. Just a guide to pronunciation though. You mentioned Strahan early on- say ‘straw’ with an ‘n’ at the end (strawn)- now you’ve got it!

[@bennettferguson-donaldson6565]

Could you possibly do vancouver island?

[@fierylightning3422]

As an Australian just letting you know we actually do indeed have only 6 states. Northern territory is a territory, not a state.

[@autopsipath]

Love it here in the diemens land.

[@indra8188]

Fantastic thumbnail

[@christiansenator]

Welcome to the land that's way under, down under, The sky's always yellow in rain or shine! Down in Taz-mania come to Taz-Mania

[@slinkid9410]

The best part about Tasmania is the air. When you breath in it feels like breathing in rich, sweet clean air. It's un-comparable to anywhere else. The best quality air in the world. Even in Melbourne where I grew up, which still has quite good air quality, feels dirty in comparison

[@LghtLlama2]

At the start of the video you did get the 6 stats part right ( The Northern Territory isn’t a state)

[@esakai.trash.man07]

Watching this in railton rn

[@maxmarraccini6344]

Watching this at my desk in Tulsa, Oklahoma

[@noahmcintosh4672]

The town of Strahan is actually pronounced more like "stawn" but it'd be ridiculous to be mad at you for that since so so many of our place names are verbalised the last way you'd expect lmao

[@dnomyarnostaw]

Just been watching how Tasmania was formed separately to the Australian mainland, by breaking off from modern day North America. Tasmania can be regarded as its own mini-continent.

[@krayxeez]

what? How is that possible

[@dnomyarnostaw]

​@krayxeez Something going on I posted the name of the video with the information, and the post got deleted . There is a whole video about Tassies Geography

[@BillSaltbush]

Tasmania is a "mini continent." That's a pretty long bow to draw, @dnomyarnostaw 😂

[@krayxeez]

@@dnomyarnostaw Wow that’s so interesting. Even when you look at it, it just looks as it separated from Australia

[@dnomyarnostaw]

@@BillSaltbush Yeah. I tried to post the name of the Geology video that gives the details, but it got deleted. Oz Geographics

[@tassie7325]

0:16 No correction needed as 6th was correct

[@BaMenace]

Watched this while fishing on the south esk River...

[@cp6947]

@1:20 u got the cell air flow wrong. It should be other way around

[@sarahcope5661]

Tasmania is the 6th state as the narrator says. The Northern Territory is a territory, as is the Australian Capital Territory (where our capital, Canberra, is). 6 states and 2 territories

[@WombatsDig]

Tasmania is down under!

[@reborndiajack9612]

you are correct its the 6th state, as the nt is a territory

[@NicholasBenbow]

Stray-Han 😅

[@ashercameron]

Stay-Han! Ahahahah. Love it! It’s pronounced “strawn” or /ˈstrɔːn/. Similar to Melbourne’s Prahran, pronounced “puh’ran” or just “pran”.

[@yonowaaru]

Tasmanian Devils were actually reintroduced onto the australian mainland not that long ago

[@katehack1677]

And yet even West Tasmania is experiencing unprecedented drops in rain fall, increased temps resulting in massive fires in the ancient forests that almost never burn. Once every 1,000 years. Recentky, twice in 3 years.

[@rod4607]

Pronunciation Strahan = “Strawhn”. The locals are nutcases.

[@deanhays6115]

Really

[@JaneNewAuthor]

True. Especially to Mainlanders.

[@xyphenius9942]

It is the 6th state :) there's 6 states and 2 main territories (NT and ACT)

[@Windwond]

Do they have the same issue with deadly snakes and spiders as in the mainland?

[@VisiblyJacked]

There's deadly snakes there but overall the number of dangerous species is lower than the mainland

[@meikala2114]

all snakes in tas are venomous

[@vinniepeterss]

❤❤

[@Fakshin]

Watching this while on the toilet in the Pilbara

[@JimmyCall]

The Earth also expanded in not distant past, creating the continents and the splits becoming the deep oceans.

[@CP6NJA]

You were right when you said sixth state, the Northern Territory is one of the many other territories of Australia.

[@davidstanleyblake923]

G, Just wondering if our Appossums are related to their Tasmanian Devil

[@mrewan6221]

Yes, distantly. The North American opossum is a survivor marsupial, related to South American marsupials. Australian (and Papua New Guinea) marsupials have common ancestors with North/South American marsupials, from when the tectonic plates were joined as Gondwana. Africa probably has marsupials, but they would have been replaced by placental mammals, who thrived more effectively. In Australia, we have possums (no initial "o"). I think they might have been named after the North American opossums, but we just dropped the silent letter. Tasmanian Devils are - I think - the last surviving carnivorous marsupials. The Thylacine went extinct almost a century ago. There was some mega-fauna, which probably included some carnivores.

[@rjswas]

@@mrewan6221 Way off there mate "Tasmanian Devils are - I think - the last surviving carnivorous marsupials" at least you said i think, but a quick search found plenty on it (i already knew a couple, the Quoll and Numbat), here is a Wiki link to cover it better. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasyuromorphia

[@Andrew-df1dr]

How fast do Tasmanian devils spin?

[@spacejesus4541]

Australia has only 6 states and 2 territories, you were correct when you said it was the 6th state but then you incorrectly corrected yourself to 7th in editing probably thinking that northern territory is a state which is reasonable to presume cause of how big it is but it is territory, its in the name.

[@CP6NJA]

Australia has more than 2 territories, I will list them -Northern Territory -Australian Capital Territory (aka Canberra or ACT) -Jervis Bay Territory -Norfolk Island Territory -Coral Sea Islands Territory -Cocos (Keeling) Islands Territory -Christmas Island Territory -Ashmore and Cartier Islands Territory -Heard Island and McDonald Islands Territory -and the best one of all Australian Antarctic Territory

[@1337flite]

I didn't see one map of Tassie in the whole video!!!