Tasman Sea region

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The Tasman Sea region is the area of the southwestern Pacific Ocean between Australia and New Zealand, encompassing surrounding coastal waters, islands, and maritime passages.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Tasman Sea region canonical 3
South Pacific region 1
Southwest Pacific region 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf marine region
sea area
adjacentTo Coral Sea
South Pacific gyre
linked to: South Pacific Gyre

Southern Ocean
averageDepth approximately 2000 meters
biodiversity cold-temperate reef communities
marine mammals
pelagic fish species
seabird colonies
subtropical pelagic ecosystems
climate subtropical marine climate
temperate marine climate
contains Bass Strait approaches
Cook Strait approaches
linked to: Cook Strait region

Lord Howe Island
Macquarie Island vicinity
Norfolk Island
Tasman Sea
Tasmanian coastal waters
coastal waters of New Zealand
coastal waters of eastern Australia
countryBorder Australia
New Zealand
economicActivity commercial fishing
offshore petroleum exploration
offshore shipping routes
tourism and marine recreation
governedBy United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
hasFeature continental shelf margins
deep ocean basin
frequent storms
large ocean swells
strong westerly winds
hasMaritimeBoundaryIssuesWith Australia
New Zealand
hasNavigationRoute Trans-Tasman shipping routes
air routes between Australia and New Zealand
locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
southwestern Pacific Ocean
maxDepth over 5000 meters
namedAfter Abel Tasman
oceanCurrent East Auckland Current
East Australian Current
Subtropical Front
Tasman Front
partOf Pacific Ocean
separates Australia
New Zealand

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Acheron Passage locatedIn Tasman Sea region
Jacques Labillardière traveledTo Tasman Sea region
Tākaka Valley locatedInOceanicRegion South Pacific region
linked to: Tasman Sea region
Woodfordia nativeTo Southwest Pacific region
linked to: Tasman Sea region
Lord Howe Island–Brisbane locatedIn Tasman Sea region
Entry Island (Breaksea Sound) locatedIn Tasman Sea (coastal waters)
linked to: Tasman Sea region