Vancouver island is separated from the state of Washington by the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Vancouver island is the largest island in British Columbia.
Here are two examples: The state of Tasmania is an Island and is separated from the mainland by the Bass strait. Also Hawaii is a state and is separated from the mainland by part of the Pacific Ocean.
Tasmania is the island state located south of Victoria. It is separated from Victoria by Bass Strait.
Bass Strait is the body of water between Mainland Australia and Tasmania
Tasmania is the island state located south of Victoria. It is separated from Victoria by Bass Strait.
Tasmania, also known informally as the 'Apple Isle'.
This is the island state of Tasmania. It shares a sea border with Victoria but, a little-known fact is that although it is separated from the island state of Tasmania by Bass Strait, it actually shares a land border at Boundary Islet in Bass Strait, which lies at 39°12' S.
Yes, it is in Australia. Tasmania is Australia's island state. It is separated from the mainland by Bass Strait, and is located south of Victoria.
The United States and Canada are on opposite sides of the Juan de Fuca Strait. The strait separates the state of Washington in the U.S. from Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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Bass Strait is the body of water which separates the island state of Tasmania from the mainland state of Victoria.Bass Strait is named after George Bass, the sea explorer who was certain that Van Diemen's land (as Tasmania was then called) was an island, and who sought permission and sponsorship from the Governor to prove this.Bass departed Sydney on 3 December 1797, to determine whether a navigable strait existed between Van Diemen's Land and the mainland. It was on this journey that Bass discovered the strait that is now named after him.