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Bass Strait

American  
[bas] / bæs /

noun

  1. a strait between Australia and Tasmania. 80–150 miles (130–240 km) wide.


Bass Strait British  
/ bæs /

noun

  1. a channel between mainland Australia and Tasmania, linking the Indian Ocean and the Tasman Sea

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In 1998, when a deep depression exploded over the fleet in the Bass Strait, six men died, five boats sank and 55 sailors were rescued.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

"As natural habitats adapted to these controlled burnings, we see the expansion of fire-adapted species such as Eucalyptus, primarily on the wetter, eastern side of the Bass Strait islands," said Adeleye.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2024

Rival super maxis Andoo Comanche and LawConnect remained neck-and-neck in the early hours of Wednesday as the fleet began to pass Eden on the New South Wales south coast before heading into Bass Strait.

From Washington Times • Dec. 26, 2023

Across the Bass Strait in Tasmania state, residents on the northern edge of Flinders Island were told to evacuate from an out of control bushfire.

From Reuters • Oct. 3, 2023

When the strait was at last flooded around 10,000 years ago, Tasmanians and mainland Australians became cut off from each other because neither group possessed watercraft capable of negotiating Bass Strait.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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