Australia's largest island is the island state of Tasmania.
The next largest is Melville Island north of Darwin (the other extreme of the country), and now part of the Tiwi Islands.
Sydney is Australia's largest city, with a population of about 4,297,100. It is not the capital city.
Australia is considered a continent and a country. It is the world's smallest continent and also the largest island. The continent of Australia includes the mainland Australian continent as well as other smaller islands such as Tasmania.
* King Island * Flinders island * Maria Island * Cape Barren Island
Tasmania does not have tropical rainforests like those found in other regions. However, it does have temperate rainforests, with the largest located in the Tarkine region in the northwest of the island. These rainforests are characterized by lush vegetation, diverse plant species, and high rainfall.
the island south of mainland Australia is Tasmania, Australia's island state. There are numerous cities in Tasmania. The capital city is Hobart. Other cities include Burnie, Launceston, Devonport, Kingston, Queenstown and Westbury.
Australia is both a country and a continent that includes various islands such as Tasmania and other territories like Norfolk Island and Christmas Island.
Tasmania (Australia's largest island, and one of its states)Fraser Island (the world's largest sand island)Tiwi Islands (formerly Melville and Bathurst Islands)Christmas Island (an external territory)Cook IslandKangaroo IslandKing IslandRottnest Island (home of the quokkas)Stradbroke IslandMoreton IslandGreat Keppell IslandHinchinbrook IslandPhillip IslandWardang IslandRecherche ArchipelagoDirk Hartog Island
Greenland is the largest island in the world and, other than its name suggests, is covered in ice
Hawaii's largest island is the Island of Hawaii, also known as 'The Big Island.' It is more than twice as large as the other Hawaiian islands.
No. The distance from Australia's island state of Tasmania to the closest point on the Victorian mainland is around 240 km. The only land position where one can actually one state from the other is on the official land border between Victoria and Tasmania, Boundary Islet in Bass Strait, which lies at 39°12' S. But there is no point where one can see the island state of Tasmania from the mainland state of Victoria.
No. Australia is a continent which lies between the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Tasmania is a state just below Victoria on the Australian map... There are towns in Tasmania though, I myself was actually born in Tasmania. ________________________________ Tasmania is also the name of the island.