Bass Strait
sea strait between the Australian mainland and Tasmania
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Summary
Bass Strait is a strait[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,073 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tasmania[3], Victoria[4]
- Country: Australia[5]
- Named after: George Bass[6]
- Inflows: Bemm River[7], Snowy River[8], Mersey River[9], Barwon River[10], Inglis River[11], Tamar River[12], Cam River[13], Emu River[14], River Leven[15], Forth River, Australia[16], Aire River[17], Anglesea River[18], Barham River[19], Benedore River[20]
- Basin country: Australia[21]
- Commons category: Bass Strait[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bass Strait[23]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition[27], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], Belarusian encyclopedia (vol. 2)[29]
- Native label: Bass Strait[30]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[31]
Why It Matters
Bass Strait has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]