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A view of Cape Raoul on the southwestern corner of the
Tasman Peninsula
. The peninsula is at the southeastern end of
Tasmania
,
Australia
, and is connected to the
Forestier Peninsula
via an
isthmus
known as
Eaglehawk Neck
. The Tasman Peninsula is home to
Tasman National Park
and the former
penal colony
of
Port Arthur
, Tasmania's top
tourist attraction
. The region is also the key area in the battle to save the
Tasmanian Devil
from a
parasitic cancer
called
devil facial tumour disease
.
Photo:
JJ Harrison
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