Tasman Sea

The Tasman Sea is a marginal sea of the southwestern Pacific Ocean between Australia and New Zealand, named for Dutch explorer Abel Tasman.

South Pacific Ocean: The southern portion of the Pacific Ocean, extending from the equator to Antarctica. The Tasman Sea forms part of this larger ocean basin.
East Australian Current: A warm, southward-flowing ocean current along Australia’s eastern coast. It carries tropical water into the Tasman Sea from the north.
Abel Tasman: A Dutch navigator who explored parts of the southwestern Pacific in the seventeenth century. The sea is named for the explorer who reached Tasmania and New Zealand.
Tasman Sea Ferry: Passenger and vehicle ferry services crossing the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand. Ferries make the sea a direct transport route between the countries.
Tasman Sea crossing: A voyage or flight across the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand. These crossings make the sea’s scale tangible through a specific route.
Australia: A country and continent in the Southern Hemisphere, bordered by the Indian and Pacific oceans. Australia forms the Tasman Sea’s western boundary.
Tasman Front: An oceanic front separating subtropical waters from cooler waters farther south in the Tasman Sea. It marks a major boundary between water masses within the sea.
Dutch exploration of Australia: Seventeenth-century Dutch voyages that charted parts of Australia’s coast. Tasman’s voyages helped establish European knowledge of the region.
Tasman Sea fishing: Commercial and recreational fishing in the waters between Australia and New Zealand. Its fisheries depend on the sea’s currents, habitats, and managed stocks.
Tasman Empire Airways: A former airline that operated scheduled services across the Tasman Sea from 1940. Its flights established regular passenger travel across the sea.

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