Tasmania Attractions
Tasmania pulls many tourists to the area due to its friendly, small town, country feel where many people go to escape the hustle and bustle of the big cities. Tasmania is covered in National Parks and is known for its beautiful wilderness and landscapes as well as its historical towns and architecture.
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Macquarie Island
The island's southerly position in this cold and turbulent ocean gives it a climate attractive only to hardy travellers. The island is buffeted by winds – the 'roaring forties' and 'furious fifties' – with typical speeds of 20 to 30 knots, rising to 70-knot cyclonic winds. A 'warm' summer day can have a temperature of 8C (46F) with a 10-knot wind. Macquarie Island's weather is mostly cold, windy, wet and cloudy. It has only two or three days of sunshine, clear skies and light winds each year and is mostly covered by snow during winter and spring. |
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