strait separating Victoria, SE Australia from Tasmania: 80-150 mi (129-241 km) wide
Bass Strait
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Bass Strait
A channel between Tasmania and southeast Australia connecting the Indian Ocean with the Tasman Sea. Its discovery in 1798 by the British explorer George Bass (1771-1803?) proved that Tasmania was not part of the Australian continent.
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