Tasman Sea

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The Tasman Sea is the body of water separating Australia and New Zealand, known for its often rough conditions and significance to regional shipping and marine life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf marginal sea
sea
alsoKnownAs The Ditch
area about 2,300,000 square kilometres
averageDepth about 2000 metres
boundedBy Bass Strait
Cook Strait
Coral Sea
Southern Ocean
climateInfluence influences weather patterns in New Zealand
influences weather patterns in eastern Australia
connectedTo Bass Strait
Cook Strait
Coral Sea
Southern Ocean
contains Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Rise
Norfolk Island
Tasman Basin
countryBorder Australia
New Zealand
ecoregion Temperate Australasia marine ecoregion
hasCoastlineOn New South Wales
North Island
surface form: North Island (New Zealand)

Queensland
South Island
surface form: South Island (New Zealand)

Tasmania
Victoria (Australia)
importantFor commercial fisheries
marine biodiversity conservation
trans-Tasman shipping
knownFor rich marine life
rough sea conditions
significant regional shipping routes
languageNameEnglish Tasman Sea self-link
locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
maximumDepth about 6000 metres
namedAfter Abel Tasman
oceanCurrent East Australian Current
Tasman Front
partOf Australasian Mediterranean Sea
Pacific Ocean
region Oceania
salinity about 35 practical salinity units
separates Australia
New Zealand
typicalWaveConditions frequent large swells
typicalWeather rapidly changing conditions

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Farm Cove locatedOnCoastOf Tasman Sea
Shark Island surroundedBy Tasman Sea
Manly locatedOn Tasman Sea
West Coast hasCoastlineOn Tasman Sea
Ball's Pyramid locatedIn Tasman Sea
Lake Cathie locatedOn Tasman Sea
Foveaux Strait connects Tasman Sea
Hastings River mouth Tasman Sea
Hastings River dischargesInto Tasman Sea
Manning River emptiesInto Tasman Sea
Watsons Bay waterBody Tasman Sea
this entity surface form: Tasman Sea (nearby ocean)
RNZN operatesIn Tasman Sea
subject surface form: Royal New Zealand Navy
Clarence River mouthLocatedIn Tasman Sea
Clarence River flowsInto Tasman Sea
Botany Bay partOf Tasman Sea
Botany Bay hasMouth Tasman Sea
Howea forsteriana nativeRegion Tasman Sea
Lord Howe Island Board locatedIn Tasman Sea
Mount Lidgbird locatedIn Tasman Sea
Nukumanu near Tasman Sea
Milford Sound opensInto Tasman Sea
Mount Gower locatedIn Tasman Sea
Karuah River mouthLocation Tasman Sea
Norfolk Ridge relatedTo Tasman Sea
this entity surface form: Tasman Sea opening
Porirua coast Tasman Sea
Town Beach locatedOn Tasman Sea
Shelly Beach locatedOn Tasman Sea
subject surface form: Shelly Beach (Port Macquarie)
Great Lakes region borders Tasman Sea
Breaksea Sound opensInto Tasman Sea
Wet Jacket Arm ocean Tasman Sea
One Mile Beach coast Tasman Sea
Nine Mile Beach coast Tasman Sea
Open Bay Islands locatedIn Tasman Sea
Tamatea opensInto Tasman Sea
Westport locatedOnCoastOf Tasman Sea
Pukerua Bay, New Zealand hasCoastlineOn Tasman Sea
subject surface form: Pukerua Bay