Tasmania

Clean-Air Credentials: “The air in Tasmania is as clean as it is in Antarctica,” says Paul Fraser, an expert in ozone and climate change from Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. “If you go further south in the Southern Hemisphere, the background concentrations of pollutants don’t change much.”

Take a Breather: In summer, when the roaring forties bring relief from the heat, hike the South Coast Track with Tasmania Walks on an epic eight-day odyssey among 600,000 acres of pristine coastal wilderness.



From the article The World’s Cleanest Air