Bass Strait
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Bass Strait is a strait separating the island state of Tasmania from the Australian mainland. The strait provides the most direct waterway between the Great Australian Bight and the Tasman Sea, and is
Monument commemorating the first flight across the Bass Strait, by Arthur Leonard Long in 1919. Note the spelling "Straits".
Burnie CBD and Port from Wilfred Campbell Memorial Reserve with Bass Strait behind
Amphitrite on 1936 stamp commemorating completion of cable
Robbins Island (Tasmania)
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Robbins Island is a 9,900-hectare island located in Bass Strait, lying off the northwest coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island, separated from the Tasmanian mainland by a highly tidal area known as
Robbins Island shown in blue
Sign at crossing to Robbins Island from Tasmanian mainland.