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Tasmania

tasmania

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.


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5 best proofs of evolution

... not there before. another example of survival of the fittest is went European introduce carnivores and herbivore in the island of Australia and Tasmania an how they in part help in the extinction of 11 species clear example of supremacy and one of the laws observed by Darwin.

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Wed May 30, 2012 9:31 pm
 
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Spine of mammalian sea creature?

Hi Folks, I came across this today, on the banks of a river close to the ocean, in Tasmania, Australia. I instantly thought it was the spine of a dolphin (with a rib still attached). However after looking at various pictures of dolphin skeletons it appears that the ...

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by Synapse
Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:12 am
 
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The Fiber Disease

... tenuicauda Schott., a native insect originally described in 1917 from Queensland, later recorded by Womersley (3) from Western Australia and Tasmania, and now from Victoria. In this instance, the presence of the insect produced on several nurses raised lumps very similar to mosquito bites, ...

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by RANDY
Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:06 pm
 
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Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

... tenuicauda Schott., a native insect originally described in 1917 from Queensland, later recorded by Womersley (3) from Western Australia and Tasmania, and now from Victoria. In this instance, the presence of the insect produced on several nurses raised lumps very similar to mosquito bites, ...

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by standby
Mon Jan 15, 2007 4:23 pm
 
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Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

... tenuicauda Schott., a native insect originally described in 1917 from Queensland, later recorded by Womersley (3) from Western Australia and Tasmania, and now from Victoria. In this instance, the presence of the insect produced on several nurses raised lumps very similar to mosquito bites, ...

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by RANDY
Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:26 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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