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Van Diemen's Land, Tasman's curse GP
Van Diemen's Land was the original name of the island of Tasmania.
Tasmania being one of the Australian states, one which is occasionally accused of attempting to paddle over to NZ (Aotearoa).
It's the Apple Isle, where the locals may, or may not have two heads, and are possibly all related.
It's got a majestic cradle (mountain), that cradles the most precious of things in this world: water.
It's home to the echidna, the platypus, the Tasmanian devil, and the did-you-see-it? Thylacine (maybe, maybe it's extinct, who knows for sure).
And its from Tasmania that one can view the Aroura Australis
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Mortimer_Bay-3.jpg/1920px-Mortimer_Bay-3.jpg
Tasmania being one of the Australian states, one which is occasionally accused of attempting to paddle over to NZ (Aotearoa).
It's the Apple Isle, where the locals may, or may not have two heads, and are possibly all related.
It's got a majestic cradle (mountain), that cradles the most precious of things in this world: water.
It's home to the echidna, the platypus, the Tasmanian devil, and the did-you-see-it? Thylacine (maybe, maybe it's extinct, who knows for sure).
And its from Tasmania that one can view the Aroura Australis
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Mortimer_Bay-3.jpg/1920px-Mortimer_Bay-3.jpg