Sasr Soldiers Killed in Bass Strait

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 also the only maritime route into the economically prominent Port Phillip Bay.
  • Location: Indian Ocean–Pacific Ocean
  • Basin countries: Australia
  • Max. length: 500 kilometres (310 miles)
  • Max. width: 350 kilometres (220 miles)
  • Average depth: 60 metres (200 ft)
  • Max. depth: 155 m (509 ft)
  • Type: Strait
Data from: en.wikipedia.org