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The Tasman Sea is a body of water in the Pacific Ocean that lies between Australia and New Zealand. It's an important shipping route and fishing area that connects these two countries and plays a significant role in regional trade and commerce.
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The Tasman Sea is a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean, situated between Australia and New Zealand. It measures about 2,000 km (1,200 mi) across and about 2,800 km (1,700 mi) from north to south. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman, who in 1642 was the first known European to cross it. British explorer Lieutenant James Cook later extensively navigated the Tasman Sea in the 1770s during his three voyages of exploration.