Translation of Latin Insula Pomorum, Geoffrey of Monmouth's alternative name for Insula Avallonis.
A reference to Tasmania's former status as an important apple grower and exporter. Possibly influenced by a supposed resemblance of the map of Tasmania to the shape of an apple.
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