hobart tasmania scenic postcard

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - view from Mount Wellington. Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony, Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city. The city is located in the state's south-east on the estuary of the Derwent River. The skyline is dominated by Mount Wellington. Mount Wellington (Indigenous names: Unghbanyahletta, Poorawetter, or Kunanyi) is a mountain on whose foothills is built much of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is often referred to simply as 'the Mountain' by the residents of Hobart, and it rises to 1,271 metres (4,170 ft) over the city.