The Lia Pootah say that it is inaccurate to claim (as some historians have done) that all Aboriginal people were removed from the Tasmanian mainland in the nineteenth century.
The peninsula's isolation from the Tasmanian mainland is ideal for keeping a healthy wild Tasmanian devil population.
Eddystone is an erosional remnant of the Tasmanian mainland.
Two subspecies are recognised, one on the Tasmanian mainland and one on King Island.
It is close to the Tasmanian mainland and, at low tide, is separated only by a shallow and narrow stretch of water.
Pedra Branca is an erosional remnant of the Tasmanian mainland.
It lies midway between Maria Island and the Tasmanian mainland.
The Bruny Island Ferry links Bruny Island to the Tasmanian mainland.
Maatsuyker Island is near the south side of the group, and its distance from the Tasmanian mainland is around 10.4 kilometres.
The islands are erosional remnants of the Tasmanian mainland, and are typically steep-sided and rocky.
