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Dismal Swamp Apparently Now Less Dismal

October 2, 2008 at 9:30 AM | 1 Comment

Australian explorers were prone to naming landmarks with a few depressing names: Lake Disappointment or Mount Hopeless come to mind. But some Aussies in Tasmania have learned something handy. Bad names like this don't attract tourists.

For this reason Forestry Tasmania has just made a big decision. Dismal Swamp, a tourist attraction near Smithton, has now been renamed Tarkine Forest Adventures and they've added a bunch of nocturnal wildlife spotting and other tours to the only blackwood sinkhole in the world.

There's still a Great Dismal Swamp between Virginia and North Carolina, so perhaps it'll be up next for a name change. Something cheery, please? We'll take suggestions.

Related Stories:
· Tasmania's Dismal Swamp Gets Name Change [Mercury]
· Tasmania Travel Guide [Jaunted]

[Photo of Dismal Swamp creature: kim_77au]