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This island is South of mainland Australia with nearly 250km of water, The Bass Strait, separating it from Victoria. It is one of only three of the world's Southern Temperate Zones, with a temperature range ideally suited to walking, although it can also be very wet. Over one third of the county is protected, the Largest and most spectacular of these areas is the the West and now has World Heritage Protection, though the amount to which the environment should be protected seems to be a particularly divided issue on the island. The island itself probably has the best mountains in Australia and also contains more than its fair share of dense rainforest. However the Eastern coastlines and islands provide much easier and more relaxed walking altogether.
Photographs from one visit.
In January 2007 and February 2007 we spent just over three weeks in Tasmania. After an easy walk in Maria Island National Park, we spent nearly a week in the Western Arthur's - most of it huddled in a tent in freezing conditions and gale force winds. We had better weather luck with the weather later in the trip, firstly on the Moonlight Ridge Track and finally when we climbed Frenchman's Cap, in Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park.
Kalbarri Gorge |
New South Wales |
Stirling Range | Tasmania |
Perth |
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