Van Diemen's Land

Van Diemen's Land
The former name (until 1856) of the then-British colony and current state of Australia now known as Tasmania.

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  • Van Diemen's Land — /van dee meuhnz/ former name of Tasmania. * * * ▪ state, Australia       (1642–1855), the southeastern Australian island colony that became the commonwealth state of Tasmania. Named for Anthony van Diemen, governor general of the Dutch East… …   Universalium

  • Van Diemen's Land — [van dē′mənz] former name for TASMANIA …   English World dictionary

  • Van Diemen's Land — Infobox Islands name = Van Diemen s Land image caption = 1852 map of Van Diemen s Land location = Southern Ocean|coordinates = coord|42|00|S|147|00|E| area = 68,401 km2 (26,410 sq mi). highest mount = Mount Ossa elevation = 1,614 m (5,295 ft)… …   Wikipedia

  • Van Diemen's Land — Tasmanie Tasmania (Tasmanie) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Van-Diemen's-Land — Tasmania Flagge Wappen (Details) (Details) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Van-Diemen’s-Land — Tasmania Flagge Wappen (Details) (Details) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Van Diemen's Land — Tasmania Flagge Wappen (Details) (Details) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Van Diemen’s Land — Tasmania Flagge Wappen (Details) (Details) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Van Diemen's Land (song) — Song infobox Name = Van Diemen s Land Type = Song Artist = U2 alt Artist = Album = Rattle and Hum Published = Released = 10 October 1988 track no = 2 Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = 3:05 Writer = The Edge Composer = The Edge Label = Island… …   Wikipedia

  • Van Diemen's Land Company — The Van Diemen s Land Company was created in 1824 Fact|date=June 2007, received a Royal Charter in 1825 [ [http://www.privy council.org.uk/output/page44.asp Royal Charters, Privy Council website] ] and was granted 250,000 acres (1,000 km²) in… …   Wikipedia

  • Van Diemen's Land — noun the name originally given to Tasmania by Abel Tasman in 1642. {named after Anthony Van Diemen, Governor General of Dutch East Indies 1636} …  

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