Up until approximately 10,000–8,000 years ago, the Furneaux Group of Islands and King Island in Bass Strait, as they are now known, would have been a mountain range in a surrounding plain.

Alibaug boat fire: A fishing boat caught fire off the coast of Akshi, Alibaug, early Friday. The Indian Coast Guard and Navy rescued all 14 crew members safely. Alibaug boat fire news: A fishing ...