strait
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Port George the Fourth terminates in a strait, ROGER'S STRAIT, communicating with Camden Bay.
From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by King, Phillip Parker
It was named INVESTIGATOR'S STRAIT, after the ship.
From A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 by Flinders, Matthew
To the strait which had been the great object of research, and whose discovery was now completed, governor Hunter gave, at my recommendation, the name of BASS' STRAIT.
From A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 by Flinders, Matthew
It forms the eastern shore of MERMAID's STRAIT, which is an excellent port, affording safe and secure anchorage at all seasons.
From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by King, Phillip Parker
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - High School
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