Bass Strait
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Bass Strait is the body of water between mainland Australia and the island state of Tasmania, known for its treacherous seas and significant shipping and fishing routes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spirit of Tasmania | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
sea strait ⓘ |
| averageDepth | about 50 metres ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Tasmania
ⓘ
Victoria ⓘ |
| climate | temperate maritime ⓘ |
| connects |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Tasman Sea ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| governedBy | Australian maritime law ⓘ |
| hasArchipelago | Furneaux Group ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
commercial fishing industry
ⓘ
offshore gas production ⓘ offshore oil production ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Bass Basin
ⓘ
shallow continental shelf ⓘ |
| hasFerryService |
Bass Strait
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Spirit of Tasmania
|
| hasHazard |
frequent storms
ⓘ
shallow banks ⓘ strong tidal streams ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Cape Barren Island
ⓘ
Deal Island ⓘ Flinders Island ⓘ King Island ⓘ |
| hasNavigationRisk | shipwrecks ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Burnie
ⓘ
Devonport ⓘ Melbourne ⓘ |
| hasResource |
natural gas
ⓘ
oil ⓘ seafood ⓘ |
| hasShippingLane | main route between Australian east coast ports and Tasmania ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Sahul Shelf
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian continental shelf
|
| knownFor |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
oil and gas fields ⓘ significant shipping routes ⓘ strong currents ⓘ sudden weather changes ⓘ treacherous seas ⓘ |
| length | about 500 kilometres east to west ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Australia ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 155 metres ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Bass ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| separates |
Australian mainland and the island state of Tasmania
ⓘ
Tasmania ⓘ mainland Australia ⓘ |
| wasLandBridgeDuring | last glacial maximum ⓘ |
| width | about 240 kilometres at its narrowest point ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southeastern Australia
this entity surface form:
Spirit of Tasmania