词条 | Tasmanian Wilderness |
释义 | Tasmanian Wilderness region, Australia ![]() ![]() area of remarkable natural beauty and ecological diversity in southwestern, western, and central Tasmania, Australia. Designated a World Heritage site in 1982, its area was extended to some 5,300 square miles (13,800 square km) in 1989. It consists largely of Southwest National Park (established 1968), Franklin–Lower Gordon Wild Rivers National Park (1981), and Cradle Mountain–Lake St. Clair National Park (1971), but it also includes the national parks Walls of Jerusalem (1981) and Hartz Mountains (1939). On its northeastern and eastern edges are the Central Plateau Conservation Area (1982) and other protected lands. Archaeological sites within the region are Maxwell River and Wargata Mina, and there is a historic site at Macquarie Harbour. Tens of thousands of years after the arrival of Aborigines to the area, it became the home of Tasmania's first penal colony (1822–33), which centred on Sarah Island in Macquarie Harbour. Trapping, mining, shipbuilding, and the harvest of timber were important economic activities from the early 19th century, and industrial interests still compete for a share of the region's natural wealth. ![]() ![]() |
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