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contexts > geographicals > islands > Australia > Tasmania
... > social science subjects > geography > geographic features > landforms > islands > Australia > Tasmania
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Tasmania  

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  • The first evidence of human habitation on Tasmania dates from around23,000–25,000 years ago, when the Bass Strait was actually a land bridge and allowed for easy passage between the mainland and Tasmania. Then, between 8,000–12,000 years ago, with the warming of the Earth, the Strait flooded, leaving the small population stranded for the longest period of human isolation ever. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Tasmania]

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