The Rip

:For the New Zealand rock group, see The Rip (band)

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"The Rip" is a dangerous piece of water connecting Port Phillip in Victoria to Bass Strait - the water between southern Victoria and the island state of Tasmania in Australia.

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Due to large tidal differences between the bay and the ocean, and a high rocky seabed, the rip has claimed many ships and the lives of people through its seafaring history.

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Port Phillip: :There is also Local Government Area called the City of Port Phillip....

Victoria: Victoria may refer to:...

Bass Strait: Bass Strait (IPA /b?s/) is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland (Victoria in particular). The first European to discover it was Matthew Flinders in 1798. Flinders named it after his ship's doctor George Bass....

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