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in water depths of about 70 m (230 ft). These oil fields include the
Halibut Field discovered in 1967, the Cobia Field discovered in 1972, the Kingfish Field, the Mackerel Field, and the Fortescue Field discovered in 1978. Large gas fields include the Whiptail field, the Barracouta Field,
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Jennings' study of the submarine topography of Bass Strait described the bathymetric Bass Basin, a shallow depression approximately 120 km (70 mi) wide and 400 km (250 mi) long (over 65,000 km in area) in the centre of Bass Strait, a maximum depth is the channel between
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The issue of planes, ships and people having been lost in the strait over time has spawned a number of theories. Perhaps the most thorough list of losses and disappearances has been the oft reprinted book of Jack Loney though it is possible that most losses can be adequately explained by extreme
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was flying a small aeroplane over the strait when he reported to personnel at a local airport that a strange object was buzzing his plane. He then claimed that the object had moved directly in front of his plane; the airport personnel then heard a metallic "scraping" sound, followed by silence.
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Bass Strait is approximately 250 km (160 mi) wide and 500 km (310 mi) long, with an average depth of 60 m (200 ft). The widest opening is about 350 km (220 mi) between Cape
Portland on the northeastern tip of Tasmania and
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Schwebel, D.A., 1992, Fortescue Field, Gippsland Basin, Offshore Australia, In Giant Oil and Gas Fields of the Decade, 1978–1988, AAPG Memoir 54, Halbouty, M.T., editor, Tulsa: American Association of Petroleum Geologists,
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A number of oil and gas fields exist in the eastern portion of Bass Strait, in what is known as the
Gippsland Basin. Most large fields were discovered in the 1960s, and are located about 50 to 65 km (30 to 40 mi) off the coast of
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Despite the strait's difficult waters, it provided a safer and less boisterous passage for ships on the route from Europe or India to Sydney in the early 19th century. The strait also saved 1,300 km (700 nmi) on the voyage.
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in April 1770. However, after sailing for two hours westward towards the strait against the wind, he turned back east and noted in his journal that he was "doubtful whether they are one land or no".
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Tasmania, as well as the surrounding state waters which is a dedicated marine reserve. The national park is wholly contained by the Beagle Commonwealth Marine Reserve.
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from 11,800 BP to 8700 BP, and the basin rim was completely flooded by about 8000 BP, at which point Bass Strait was formed and
Tasmania became an isolated island.
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howling through Bass Strait. Tasman was on a mission to find the
Southern Continent, not more islands, so he abruptly turned away to the east and continued his continent hunting.
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draft. In the currently in-force IHO 1953 draft, it is instead associated with the Great
Australian Bight; the Bight is numbered 62, while the Bass Strait is designated 62-A.
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of the Latrobe Group, deposited with the break-up of Australia and Antarctica. In 2020 activist group No Gas Across the Bass was set up after American company
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Malikides, M., Harris, P. T., Jenkins, C. J., & Keene, J. B. (1988). Carbonate sandwaves in Bass Strait. Australian Journal of Earth Science, 35, 303–311
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Orchiston, D. Wayne; Glenie, R. C. (1978). "Residual Holocene Populations in Bassiania: Aboriginal Man at Palana, Northern Flinders Island".
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also operates services. The smaller airports in the north of the state and on the islands in the strait are served either by
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2004:; Alsop, David B. (November 1988). "Carbonate Mud Sedimentation on a Temperate Shelf: Bass Basin, Southeastern Australia".
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took on a different challenge by being the first person to windsurf unaided across the Bass Strait in a time of 22 hours.
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Jennings, J. N. (1958). The submarine topography of Bass Strait. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 71, 49–71.
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in 2003. He made two more crossings of Bass Strait before he died attempting to cross the Tasman Sea in February 2007.
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of electricity, representing some 18 per cent of Victoria's power usage and replacing a large part of the output of
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electrical cable has been in service since 2006. It has the capacity to carry up to 630
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cover approximately 6,000 km (2,300 sq mi) of the seabed in Bass Strait.
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does not consider it to be part of its expanded definition of the
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arrived in Tasmania approximately 40,000 years ago during the
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Bowdler, Sandra (2015). "The Bass Strait Islands revisited".
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capacity has also been available on the Basslink HVDC cable.
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Tyranny of Distance: How Distance Shaped Australia's History
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Tasmania is currently connected to the mainland via two
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and alleged supernatural phenomena akin to those of the
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in August 1797 that it seemed certain a strait existed.
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between the nowaday southern Victoria coastline (from
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678:Map of Bass Strait including major island groups
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1190:on 1936 stamp commemorating completion of cable
2237:"Blackburn's Bass Strait Laser Sailing Record"
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1664:"Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition"
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332:Differing views of location and context
278:International Hydrographic Organization
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2073:Commons Librarian (22 December 2023).
1930:. Melbourne: Sun Books. pp. 73–4.
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1012:. The project, which could have 250
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2282:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
2150:from the original on 12 August 2008
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2465:Helen Kempton (2 September 2009).
1853:. Sydney: Rosenberg. p. 105.
1758:Journal of Archaeological Research
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1283:System 260 km (140 nmi)
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950:. Its exploitation began in 2005.
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2489:. Tammy van Wisse. Archived from
2407:. Paddle with Sim. Archived from
2079:The Commons Social Change Library
2075:"Campaigns that Changed Tasmania"
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650:there during the 19th century. A
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1824:Valentyn, Francois (1724–1726).
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2144:Register of the National Estate
1874:Beaglehole, J. C., ed. (1955).
1696:"Marine Gazetteer Placedetails"
1492:On the popular Australian soap
345:Australian Hydrographic Service
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2020:10.1016/0037-0738(88)90124-8
1604:Cape Wickam and Apollo Bay.
796:Commonwealth marine reserves
569:on the Australian mainland.
323:in 1919. Note the spelling "
229:, with the exception of the
168:350 kilometres (220 mi)
160:500 kilometres (310 mi)
2907:Bodies of water of Tasmania
1894:A Voyage to Terra Australis
1516:Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
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847:Protected areas of Tasmania
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2146:. aussieheritage.com.au.
1799:Schilder, Günter (1976).
1298:Henley's Telegraph Works
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748:and several other islands
363:Discovery and exploration
338:Limits of Oceans and Seas
299:The western limit of the
287:The eastern limit of the
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2551:Quaternary International
1941:Cameron-Ash, M. (2018).
1849:Cameron-Ash, M. (2018).
1826:Oud en nieuw Oost-Indien
1276:Henley's Telegraph Works
857:Kent Group National Park
184:155 m (509 ft)
2684:List of Australian seas
1943:Lying for the Admiralty
1506:Non-motorised crossings
1022:Hazelwood Power Station
754:North eastern section:
710:South eastern section:
378:Prehistory of Australia
176:60 metres (200 ft)
2820:Great Australian Bight
2631:"The Basslink Project"
2580:Australian Archaeology
2405:"Bass Strait Crossing"
2362:Lone Rower Safe Ashore
2198:The Sun News Pictorial
1698:. VLIZ. Archived from
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243:Great Australian Bight
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368:By Aboriginal peoples
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307:and Eddystone Point
2902:Straits of Australia
2863:Australia portal
2611:20 June 2006 at the
2522:Tasmanian Shipwrecks
2186:Spirit of Tasmania I
1971:Bass Strait Triangle
1472:Bass Strait Triangle
1212:Three Hummock Island
1100:King Island Airlines
983:Geelong Oil Refinery
967:Westernport Refinery
744:Sister Islands Group
695:Three Hummock Island
633:last glacial maximum
622:tidal current ridges
2815:Gulf of Carpentaria
2779:Investigator Strait
2563:2015QuInt.385..206B
2007:Sedimentary Geology
1482:Frederick Valentich
1279:Tas & Vic Govts
1112:Bass Strait Ferries
583:underwater plateaus
575:Inner Sister Island
492:Preservation Island
388:last glacial period
321:Arthur Leonard Long
258:last glacial period
223:Australian mainland
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2917:Gippsland (region)
2754:Backstairs Passage
2434:4 May 2006 at the
2241:Laser Sailing Tips
2217:. 21 November 2015
1973:for further detail
1965:See section below
1770:10.1007/bf01327162
1594:Wilsons Promontory
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1120:passenger vehicle
1118:Spirit of Tasmania
1076:Launceston Airport
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1010:offshore wind farm
1004:In June 2017, the
959:Longford gas plant
910:Energy in Victoria
897:Wilsons Promontory
887:Port Phillip Heads
734:Cape Barren Island
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266:European colonists
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2873:Oceans portal
2641:on 30 April 2006.
2520:Broxam and Nash,
2285:. 4 January 2009.
1924:Blainey, Geoffrey
1889:Flinders, Matthew
1860:978-0-64804-396-6
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2392:Break Loose
2325:19 February
1680:28 December
1625:King Island
1590:paddleboard
1567:Kitesurfers
1448:George Town
1406:fibre optic
1386:Sandy Point
1220:George Town
1208:King Island
1169:George Town
1124:, based in
944:Otway Basin
937:King Island
882:Point Addis
859:covers the
764:Deal Island
690:King Island
656:Deal Island
629:Pleistocene
614:King Island
567:Point Hicks
487:Sydney Cove
479:John Hunter
467:(now named
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431:Abel Tasman
394:called the
392:land bridge
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191:Bass Strait
157:Max. length
117: /
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2733:Tasman Sea
2347:6 February
2221:4 February
2200:5 May 1982
2062:0891813330
2036:Q123699106
1810:9022199975
1647:References
1629:Apollo Bay
1528:windsurfer
1526:The first
1495:Neighbours
1470:See also:
1427:ASN Calais
1361:Apollo Bay
1265:Cape Otway
1231:dark fibre
1200:Cape Otway
1194:The first
1188:Amphitrite
1140:See also:
1110:See also:
1096:QantasLink
922:Cretaceous
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861:Kent Group
845:See also:
759:Kent Group
660:Cape Otway
652:lighthouse
648:ships lost
523:navigation
519:Tasman Sea
446:James Cook
404:Cape Otway
301:Tasman Sea
247:Tasman Sea
181:Max. depth
165:Max. width
114:40°S 146°E
2738:Timor Sea
2728:Coral Sea
2154:13 August
2028:0037-0738
1969:and also
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1417:Inverloch
1329:1909–1943
1261:1859–1861
1251:Companies
1155:megawatts
1126:Devonport
1054:Transport
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641:embayment
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450:Endeavour
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148:Australia
2609:Archived
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1256:Details
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872:Bunurong
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1136:Energy
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971:Altona
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809:Beagle
804:Apollo
728:exiled
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530:piracy
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