Bass Strait

Bass strait is the sea between Victoria and Tasmania.

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History

• Victoria was once connected to Australia a long time ago. It is now disconnected and is known as Bass Strait.

Founder:

George Bass was the first European to discover Bass Strait in 1797.

George bass was a navy officer and explorer of Australia

General Information

Bass Strait is around 50m deep and 240km wide at its narrowest point. It has a lot of Islands but the most famous are Kings Island and Flinders Island. Bass Strait Is very rough and lots of ships disappeared during the 19th century.

Transport

• The fastest way to travel over Bass Strait is to fly. But if you wanted a more luxurious ride, take the Spirit Of Tasmania.

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Spirit Of Tasmania

• The Spirit Of Tasmania is a luxury cruiser that takes you to Tasmania from Melbourne. It is one of the only boats to take you over the Bass Strait.

• It’s very luxurious and has all you need on board. It has the cinemas, shops and food courts. It can hold a capacity of 1400 passengers, 1000 cars and with a top speed of 30km.

Flinders Island

• Flinders Island: Flinders Island is in Bass Strait. It was discovered by a man called Mathew Flinders. Aboriginals came to Flinders Island to be safe from the white settlement. The population is 897.

King Island

• King Island: King Island is in Bass Strait. King Island was found by a man named Captain Reed. After Reed discovered Flinders Island, British settlement laid the flag on the island.

The population is 1,723 in 2007.

Myths And Theory's

People try and unravel the theory of planes crashing and boats disappearing. Most people say the reason is Bad Weather. But one person recons he sore a UFO. After he sore it, he was never seen again.

Hyperlinks

• Here is the website I got the information from!

Wikipedia Bass Strait - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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