Risdon Prison Complex
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Risdon Prison Complex is an Australian medium to maximum security prison for males located in Risdon Vale, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania. The facility is operated by the Tasmanian Prison Service, an ag
The Risdon Prison Complex, pictured during 2001–2006 construction
Tasmania
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Tasmania is an island state of Australia. It is located 240 kilometres to the south of the Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Ta
Risdon Prison Complex
…Risdon Prison Complex is an Australian medium to maximum security prison for males located in Risdon Vale, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania. The facility is operated by the Tasmanian Prison Service, an agency of the Department of Justice of the Government of Tasmania. The facility accepts…
Tasmania from space
Tessellated pavement, a rare rock formation on the Tasman Peninsula
1807 engraving by French explorer Charles Alexandre Lesueur shows seafaring Aboriginal people and a large canoe on the eastern shore of Schouten Island.
Tasmania is named after Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, the first European to sight the island, in 1642.