A body of water in the southwestern Pacific separating Australia from New Zealand, named for the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, who was the first European to chart it. Its often rough waters have long shaped shipping and aviation routes between the two countries.
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Area (sq km) Maximum Depth (m) Connections
Sources
1. Tasman Sea, Wikipedia
Article text: surface area
2,300,000 km2 (890,000 sq mi)
Article text: maximum depth
5,943 m (19,498 ft)
Article text: north-south extent
2,800 km (1,700 mi) from north to south
Infobox: coordinates, latitude
40°S 160°E
Infobox: coordinates, longitude
40°S 160°E
View the SourceWikidata: Tasman Sea
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