Tarkine

takayna / Tarkine
Tasmania
Ferns at Hellyer Gorge in the north of the Tarkine.
takayna / Tarkine
Gazetted location of the Tarkine, an unbounded locality in north-west Tasmania
Coordinates41°25′S 145°8′E / 41.417°S 145.133°E / -41.417; 145.133
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The Tarkine (Indigenous name: takayna), officially takayna / the Tarkine, is an area containing the Savage River National Park in North West Tasmania, Australia, which contains significant areas of wilderness.

The Tarkine is noted for its beauty and natural values, containing the largest area of Gondwanan cool-temperate rainforest in Australia, as well as for its prominence in Tasmania's early mining history. The area's high concentration of Aboriginal sites has led to it being described by the Australian Heritage Council as "one of the world's great archaeological regions".