98 SUNKLANDS OF PORT PHILLIP BAY AND BASS STRAIT 
where the waters are confined and the tidal streams and currents 
are strongest, such as to the north, north-west, and south of King 
Island ; there the fiood and ebb tides rush past at from 2 to 4 knots, 
and the disturbance is increased by rollers coming in from the 
Southern Ocean. 
To the north from King Island, the main body of water enters 
Bass Strait in a north-easterly direction, and here we find a 
channel extending towards Port Phillip with a rough bottom. 
FIG 12 
Bathymetrical Chart of King Bay and Bass Strait. 
