TASMANIA: Matthew Flinders & the Coastal Landforms of SE Australia

	Tasmanian Sites	(colonial jig)
Coastal Features	Tasmanian Coast page examines - key aspects of this island's rugged coastline; Bass Strait, longshore drift, drowned rivers / harbours, relationship to colonial history - Norfolk expedition events: Tamar estuary, Tasmania circumnavigated MAP
Hobart-Mt Wellington	Hobart - Mt Wellington page examines - key aspects of the Derwent estuary (drowned valley) and river, Mt Wellington and its relationship to the urban area, dolerite (igneous sill) exposures - Norfolk expedition events: exploration by water and land, aboriginal contact MAP
Tasman Peninsula	Tasman Peninsula page examines - the peninsula country contains spectacular features, including sea arches, stacks, platforms and weathered joints in sandstone, as well as much convict-era history - Norfolk expedition events: Flinders acknowledges the Dutch explorer Tasman MAP
Mountain Features	Mountain Features page examines - landform features of Tasmania's peaks and highland areas that are near the coast or visible from coastal locations (Mt Wellington, Ben Lomond, Tiers and Central Plateau, etc) - Norfolk expedition events: views of distant peaks while circumnavigating island MAP

	'Norfolk' Map	WHAT is it? (Quiz) WHERE is it? (Quiz)	Landform definitions

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		Tasmanian Themes: Tasmanian National Parks Tasmanian geoconservation Tasmanian wildlife