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OAS seaname Detail for Bass Strait
| seanames_id: | 43 |
|---|---|
| Seaname: | Bass Strait |
| Sea code: | 62A |
| Definition: | The limits of the Bass Strait, situated between the southeastern coast of Australia and the northern coast of Tasmania, and linking the Indian Ocean with the Tasman Sea, are the following: On the North: The southeastern coast of Australia, from Cape Otway (38 Degrees 51 Minutes 30 Seconds S - 143 Degrees 30 Minutes 40 Seconds E) eastward to Cape Howe (37 Degrees 30 Minutes 15 Seconds S - 149 Degrees 58 Minutes 40 Seconds E). On the East: A line joining Cape Howe southwestward to the eastern extremity of East Sister Island (39 Degrees 39 Minutes S - 148 Degrees 00 Minutes 25 Seconds E), and southward to position 39 Degrees 47 Minutes S - 148 Degrees 00 Minutes 25 Seconds E, on the northeastern coast of Flinders Island; thence from this position southeastward, through this island, to the southeastern extremity thereof (40 Degrees 12 Minutes 15 Seconds S - 148 Degrees 20 Minutes E); thence a line joining the southeastern extremity of Flinders Island southward to Puncheon Point (40 Degrees 17 Minutes 30 Seconds S - 148 Degrees 20 Minutes E), the northern extremity of Cape Barren Island; thence from Puncheon Point southeastward, through this island, to Cape Barren (40 Degrees 26 Minutes 15 Seconds S - 148 Degrees 29 Minutes E), the eastern extremity thereof; and thence a line joining Cape Barren southward to Eddystone Point (40 Degrees 59 Minutes 30 Seconds S - 148 Degrees 20 Minutes 40 Seconds E), the northeastern extremity of Tasmania (the common limit with the Tasman Sea, see 8.6). On the South: The northern coast of Tasmania, from Eddystone Point westward to Cape Grim (40 Degrees 40 Minutes 50 Seconds S - 144 Degrees 41 Minutes E). On the West: A line joining Cape Grim, on the northwestern coast to Tasmania, northwestward to Stokes Point (40 Degrees 09 Minutes 20 Seconds S - 143 Degrees 55 Minutes 24 Seconds E), the southern extremity of King Island; thence from Stokes Point northward, along the eastern coast of this island, to Cape Wickham (39 Degrees 35 Minutes S - 143 Degrees 57 Minutes E), the northern extremity thereof; and thence a line joining Cape Wickham northwestward to Cape Otway (38 Degrees 51 Minutes 30 Seconds S - 143 Degrees 30 Minutes 40 Seconds E), on the southeastern coast of Australia (the common limit with the Indian Ocean, see 5.). |
| Citation: | Limits of Oceans and Seas, 1986 (Draft 4th edition). IHB Special Publication 23, International Hydrographic Bureau, 203p. |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 0 |
| Keydate: | 2000-09-13 04:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: | 2000-10-24 04:00:00+00 |