Bass Strait
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Bass Strait , channel, 80 to 150 mi (129-241 km) wide, between Tasmania and Victoria, SE Australia, connecting the Indian Ocean and Tasman Sea; Port Phillip Bay and Melbourne are on the northwest coast. Bass Strait is an important fishing area. The exploration of the strait by Englishman George Bass in 1798 proved that Tasmania was not a part of the Australian continent.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_Strait
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Coordinates: 39°11'8"S 146°22'37"E
- Bass Strait 255 km
- Cook Strait 2353 km
- Torres Strait 3377 km
- Vitiaz Strait 3758 km
- Ombai Strait 4061 km
- Sumba Strait 4335 km
- Yapen Strait 4403 km
- Strait Arouri 4448 km
- Alas Strait 4543 km
- Lombok Strait 4610 km
- Wilson's Promontory National Park 11 km
- Millers Landing 33 km
- Waratah Bay 34 km
- Seal Islands 39 km
- Hogan Group 54 km
- Bass Basin 77 km
- Kent Group 82 km
- Dover Island 84 km
- Erith Island 84 km
- Deal Island 88 km
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