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This question does not quite have a straightforward answer. Bass confirmed that Van Diemen's Land (now known as Tasmania) was an island, but he did not discover Van Diemen's Land. This was discovered by Abel Tasman in 1642, but Tasman was of the opinion that Van Diemen's Land was joined to both the continent of Australia and New Zealand - he believed they were all one land.
In 1798, Bass explored along the southern coast of what later became the colony of Victoria. His journeys led him to the belief that Van Diemen's Land was separate from the mainland. Governor Hunter wished for this theory to be proven conclusively, so he commissioned Flinders and Bass to circumnavigate Van Diemen's Land. By January 1799, they had completed their circumnavigation of the island. Governor Hunter subsequently named the stretch of water between the mainland and Van Diemen's Land as "Bass's Strait", later to be known as Bass Strait.
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What were George Bass's exact words when he discovered Australia?
George Bass did not discover Australia. Please see the related question below.
Did George Bass discover Bass Strait?
Yes. George Bass, together with Matthew Flinders, proved that Tasmania (then Van Diemen's Land) was an island, and not connected to the Australian mainland. Because it was his initiative that led to the expedition being organised, the strait of water Bass and Flinders discovered between the mainland and Tasmania bears the name of Bass Strait.
Who proved Tasmania was a island in 1798?
Matthew Flinders and George Bass
Who was George Bass?
George Bass was a sea explorer who, together with Matthew Flinders, proved that Tasmania (then Van Diemen's Land) was an island, and not connected to the Australian mainland.
When did Bass and Flinders prove that Tasmania was an island?
Matthew Flinders and George Bass circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) in 1798, thus proving it was an island.
What body of water separates Tasmania and the Australian mainland?
Bass Strait is the body of water which separates the island state of Tasmania from the mainland state of Victoria in Australia. It is named after explorer George Bass who determined conclusively that Tasmania (then Van Diemen's Land) was an island.
What year did Bass and Flinders circumnavigate?
In 1798, George Bass and Matthew Flinders circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania, Australia's island state) in the sloop Norfolk, proving that it was an island.
Where did Matthew Flinder explore?
Matthew Flinders circumnavigated the entire continent of Australia, and was with George Bass when the discovery was made that Tasmania was a separate island.
What did Bass and Flinders do in the sloop Norfolk in 1798?
In 1798, George Bass and Matthew Flinders circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania, Australia's island state) in the sloop Norfolk, proving that it was an island.
Why did Bass and Flinders travel south to Van Diemen's Land?
George Bass and Matthew Flinders did not just travel south to Van Diemen's land: they circumnavigated the island. Bass, in particular, theorised that Van Diemen's land was an island, and he and Flinders sought to prove this.
Why did Abel Tasman discover Tasmania?
The first European to discover Tasmania was Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, who discovered the island in 1642 and named it Van Diemen's Land. Tasman did not investigate further, and decided that Tasmania, the north of Australia, and New zealand were all part of the same continent.Matthew Flinders and George Bass were the first explorers to circumnavigate (sail entirely around) Van Diemen's Land, determining for certain that it was an island, as Bass had suspected.
Did george Vancouver discouver Vancouver?
George Vancouver did not discover vancouver BC it was simply named after him he actually discovered Vancouver Island it was actually Vancouver and Quadra Island , but the spanish shortened it to just simply Vancouver island.
