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Bass Strait
Bass Strait B0105100 (băs) 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.Bass Strait (bæs) n (Placename) a channel between mainland Australia and Tasmania, linking the Indian Ocean and the Tasman SeaBass′ Strait′ (bæs)
n. a strait between Australia and Tasmania. 80–150 mi. (130–240 km) wide. Bass Strait
Bass Strait (băs), 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.Bass Strait a channel between mainland Australia and Tasmania, linking the Indian Ocean and the Tasman Sea |