TASMANIA
Tasmania in relation to the
rest of Australia.
Bass Strait separates Tasmania from
mainland Australia. It is a stretch of
water 150 miles wide.
Access to Tasmania is by air or by sea. A passenger/
vehicle ferry crosses 12 months of the year and travel
time is about 14 hours.
From December to April, the catamaran, called the Devil Cat, crosses in 6 hours from Georgetown, Tasmania to Melbourne.
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