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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Maitland Bay Track offersViewOf Tasman Sea
Box Head Track hasViewOf Tasman Sea
Bullimah Spur hasView Tasman Sea
Killcare locatedOn Tasman Sea
Stockton Beach coast Tasman Sea
Budgewoi Lake locatedOnCoastOf Tasman Sea
Storm Bay opensInto Tasman Sea
Storm Bay partOf Tasman Sea
Australian Plate underlies Tasman Sea
Clyde River isLocatedWestOf Tasman Sea
subject surface form: Clyde River (Tasmania)
Maitland Bay locatedOn Tasman Sea
Westland region borders Tasman Sea
Bateau Bay locatedOn Tasman Sea
Booker Bay locatedOnCoastOf Tasman Sea
Bouddi Peninsula locatedOn Tasman Sea
Norah Head locatedOn Tasman Sea
Copacabana locatedOn Tasman Sea
North Avoca locatedOnCoastOf Tasman Sea
Gerrin Point hasViewOf Tasman Sea
Wamberal Beach locatedOnCoastOf Tasman Sea
Hazards mountain range hasViewOf Tasman Sea
Friendly Beaches hasViewOf Tasman Sea
Cape Tourville locatedOn Tasman Sea
Cape Tourville hasViewOf Tasman Sea
Sleepy Bay locatedOnCoastOf Tasman Sea
Honeymoon Bay locatedOnCoastOf Tasman Sea
Wineglass Bay Lookout overlooks Tasman Sea
Illawarra region borders Tasman Sea
Eurobodalla locatedOn Tasman Sea
Bega Valley hasCoastlineOn Tasman Sea
Puckeys Estate Reserve locatedOn Tasman Sea
Ettalong Beach waterBody Tasman Sea
Snug Cove locatedOn Tasman Sea
Port of Eden bodyOfWater Tasman Sea
Clyde River mouthLocatedIn Tasman Sea