Bass, Victoria

Bass is a small rural town 109 km south-east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass Highways, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.

Related Topics:
Melbourne - South Gippsland - Bass Highway - Bass Coast Shire - Gippsland - Victoria - Australia

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The town is named after George Bass who explored and named Western Port bay in 1798 in a small whaling boat and sailed some distance up the Bass river. A memorial to George Bass stands in the George Bass Park.

Related Topics:
George Bass - Western Port - 1798 - Bass river

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Located near the town is Wildlife Wonderland, which features the Giant Earthworm Museum. This building allows tourists to crawl through a magnified replica of a worm burrow and a simulated worm's stomach. Displays and educative material on the Giant Gippsland Earthworm, which can grow up to 3 metres in length, and other natural history of Gippsland are also featured.

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