Bathurst Channel
Bathurst Channel Location on the south west coast of Tasmania
Location	South Western Tasmania
Coordinates	43°20′24″S 146°01′12″E / 43.34000°S 146.02000°E / -43.34000; 146.02000
Type	Channel
Etymology	3rd Earl Bathurst, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
Part of	Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour Marine Nature Reserve
Primary inflows	Bathurst Harbour
Primary outflows	Port Davey
Basin countries	Australia
References	[1]

The Bathurst Channel is a narrow offshore stretch of water that links Port Davey with Bathurst Harbour in the South West region of Tasmania, Australia.^[2][3][4] The Bathurst Channel is contained within the Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour Marine Nature Reserve,^[5] and the Southwest National Park, part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.

Features and location

The channel has been studied for estuarine and introduced marine species.^[6][7][8]

The channel's water is stained red and provides a low light; this allows deeper-water creatures to live in the shallow water. The water is pitch black 6 metres (20 ft) below the surface. The channel attracts researchers and divers because they can observe deep underwater life without travelling thousands of feet with expensive equipment.^{[citation needed]}