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Descriptor English: Tasmania
Descriptor Spanish: Tasmania
Descriptor Tasmania
Scope note: Isla situada al sur de Australia y el estado más pequeño de la Commonwealth (Mancomunidad de Naciones). Su capital es Hobart. Fue descubierta en 1642 por un navegante holandés, Abel Tasman, y denominada Islas de Van Diemen, en honor del gobernador general de las colonias de las Indias Orientales Holandesas. En 1853 cambió su denominación en honor a su descubridor en 1853. En 1803 pasó a Gran Bretaña que la utilizó como colonia penal. Adquirió un gobierno propio en 1856 y pasó a ser estado federado en 1901.
Descriptor Portuguese: Tasmânia
Descriptor French: Tasmanie
Tree number(s): Z01.639.100.984
Z01.678.100.373.984
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013648
Scope note: An island south of Australia and the smallest state of the Commonwealth. Its capital is Hobart. It was discovered and named Van Diemen's Island in 1642 by Abel Tasman, a Dutch navigator, in honor of the Dutch governor-general of the Dutch East Indian colonies. It was renamed for the discoverer in 1853. In 1803 it was taken over by Great Britain and was used as a penal colony. It was granted government in 1856 and federated as a state in 1901. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1190 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, p535)
Annotation: an island state of Australia
Allowable Qualifiers: EH ethnology
EP epidemiology
Previous Indexing: Australia (1966-1987)
History Note: 88
DeCS ID: 23035
Unique ID: D013648
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Date Established: 1988/01/01
Date of Entry: 1987/03/09
Revision Date: 2015/06/23
Tasmania - Preferred
Concept UI M0021059
Scope note An island south of Australia and the smallest state of the Commonwealth. Its capital is Hobart. It was discovered and named Van Diemen's Island in 1642 by Abel Tasman, a Dutch navigator, in honor of the Dutch governor-general of the Dutch East Indian colonies. It was renamed for the discoverer in 1853. In 1803 it was taken over by Great Britain and was used as a penal colony. It was granted government in 1856 and federated as a state in 1901. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1190 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, p535)
Preferred term Tasmania



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