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Descriptor English:
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Tasmania
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Tasmania
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Tasmānia
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Tree Number:
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Z01.639.100.984
Z01.678.100.373.984
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Definition English:
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An island south of Australia and the smallest state of the Commonwealth. Its capital is Hobart. It was discovered and named Van Diemen's Island in 1642 by Abel Tasman, a Dutch navigator, in honor of the Dutch governor-general of the Dutch East Indian colonies. It was renamed for the discoverer in 1853. In 1803 it was taken over by Great Britain and was used as a penal colony. It was granted government in 1856 and federated as a state in 1901. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1190 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, p535) |
Indexing Annotation English:
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an island state of Australia
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History Note English:
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88
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Record Number:
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23035
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Unique Identifier:
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D013648
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