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| D'Entrecasteaux Canal
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Location of the D'Entrecasteaux Canal between Bruny Island and mainland Tasmania
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| Connects waters |
Tasman Sea
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| with water |
Tasman Sea
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| Separates land mass |
Tasmania
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| of land mass |
Bruny Island
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| Data
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Geographical location
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43 ° 13 ′ 0 ″ S , 147 ° 17 ′ 0 ″ E Coordinates: 43 ° 13 ′ 0 ″ S , 147 ° 17 ′ 0 ″ E-43.216666666667 147.28333333333
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| Coastal towns
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Snug , Margate , Kettering , Woodbridge , Flowerpot , Middleton Gordon
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| Islands
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Satellite Island , Huon Island , Garden Island , Green Island
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The D'Entrecasteaux Channel ( English D'Entrecasteaux Channel ) is a sea route between Bruny Island and the Tasmanian mainland. He was first sighted by Abel Tasman in 1642 . In 1792 Joseph Bruny d'Entrecasteaux researched and mapped the sea route .
