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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Diggers Beach locatedOnCoastOf Tasman Sea
Byron Shire hasCoastlineOn Tasman Sea
Julian Rocks locatedIn Tasman Sea
Convent Beach locatedOn Tasman Sea
Ballina locatedNear Tasman Sea
Tweed Shire hasCoastlineOn Tasman Sea
Solander Islands surroundedBy Tasman Sea
Kempsey Shire hasCoastlineOn Tasman Sea
Macleay Valley hasCoastlineOn Tasman Sea
Crescent Head locatedOn Tasman Sea
Foxton locatedNear Tasman Sea
Northern Beaches region borders Tasman Sea
MacLeay River emptiesInto Tasman Sea
Sydney and London locatedOn Tasman Sea
subject surface form: Sydney
Nambucca Valley hasCoastlineOn Tasman Sea
Main Beach locatedOn Tasman Sea
subject surface form: Main Beach, Nambucca Heads
Waikato hasCoastOn Tasman Sea
Anchor Island locatedIn Tasman Sea
Waverley Council hasCoastlineOn Tasman Sea
Beilbys Beach locatedOnCoastOf Tasman Sea
Southern Tasmania locatedOn Tasman Sea
Southern Tasmania borderedBy Tasman Sea
Waikato District hasCoastlineOn Tasman Sea
Whangaehu River mouthLocatedIn Tasman Sea
Whangaehu River flowsInto Tasman Sea
City of Shoalhaven locatedOn Tasman Sea
Bergalia isNearBodyOfWater Tasman Sea
Shoalhaven hasCoastlineOn Tasman Sea
coastal New South Wales borders Tasman Sea
Shoalhaven region hasCoastlineOn Tasman Sea
Waiau River dischargesTo Tasman Sea
subject surface form: Waiau River (Southland)
Tuross Head locatedOn Tasman Sea
Eurobodalla Shire hasCoastlineOn Tasman Sea
Sutherland Shire borders Tasman Sea
Nobby’s Head locatedOn Tasman Sea
Newcastle coastline locatedOn Tasman Sea
Broken Bay locatedOn Tasman Sea
Pittwater locatedOn Tasman Sea
Port Botany locatedOn Tasman Sea