Central Highlands is a region in Tasmania

Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...

 where geographical and administrative boundaries closely coincide. It is also known as The Lake Country of Tasmania

Geographical region

The mountains of Central Tasmania are mainly found in four different conservation reserves:

• Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
  Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
  Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park is located in the Central Highlands area of Tasmania , 165 km northwest of Hobart. The park contains many walking trails, and is where hikes along the well-known Overland Track usually begins...
  
   - in the western part
• Walls of Jerusalem National Park
  Walls of Jerusalem National Park
  Walls Of Jerusalem is a national park in Tasmania, Australia, 144 km northwest of Hobart. It forms part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area....
  
   - in the central part
• Central Plateau Conservation Area
  Central Plateau Conservation Area
  The Central Plateau conservation area is an animal & plant conservation area in Tasmania, Australia.The Central Plateau of Tasmania is the largest area of high ground in Tasmania...
  
   in the eastern part

Administrative region

The Central Highlands Council incorporates most of the highland region.

Tasmania heartland

The combined councils of the Central Highlands and the two Midlands councils - the southern and the northern have had for almost a decade a web based portal which combines the areas to a name of Tasmanian heartland

Lakes

A substantial number of lakes are found in the Central Highlands - giving the region the tourist feature of the 'Lakes Region' the list includes:

• Great Lake
• Arthurs Lake
• Brady's Lake
• Bronte Lagoon
• Lagoon of Islands
• Lake Echo
• Lake Augusta
• Lake Binney
• Lake King William
• Little Pine Lagoon
• Lake Sorrell

Further reading

• Cullen, Philip J.(1995) Land degradation on the Central Plateau, Tasmania : the legacy of 170 years of exploitation Hobart, Tas. : Earth Science Section, Parks and Wildlife Service, Dept. of Environment and Land Management. ISBN 0724619305 Occasional paper (Tasmania. Parks and Wildlife Service) ; no. 34.
• Jetson, Tim.(1989) The roof of Tasmania: a history of the Central Plateau Launceston, Tas.: Pelion Press. ISBN 0731672143
• McKenny, Helen. (2000) A guide to vegetation management issues in the Central Plateau region, Tasmania Hobart, Tas. Dept. of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, ISBN 0724662383