The body of water between Tasmania and the Australian mainland is called Bass Strait.
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.
The Tasman Strait is a stretch of water that separates the Australian state of Tasmania from the mainland of Australia. It lies to the south of the state of Victoria and to the north of Tasmania. It connects the Tasman Sea to the east with the Bass Strait to the west.
Tasmania is already part of Australia. Bass Strait, the stretch of water that separate Tasmania from the mainland, is 240 km wide at its narrowest point: thus, that is the distance between Tasmania, Australia, and mainland Australia.
For many years Tasmania, or Van Diemen's Land, was believed to be part of the Australian mainland. Abel Tasman, who first discovered the island in 1642, reported it to be part of an unknown continent, and ships' maps and charts reflected this. Bass Strait, the stretch of water between the mainland and Tasmania, was not discovered until early 1798, and Phillip commanded the First Fleet in 1788.
The body of water that separates Britain from mainland Europe is the English Channel. It is a narrow stretch of water that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea. The channel is approximately 21 miles wide at its narrowest point.
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The Cook Strait separates the two main islands of New Zealand.
The stretch of water that separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand is called the Cook Strait. It is known for its strong currents and unpredictable weather conditions.
The Malacca strait separates Malaysia from Sumatra.
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