Trans-Tasman

Trans-Tasman
Map of the Tasman Sea
Trans-Tasman region including South East Australia to the West and New Zealand to the East
LocationWestern Pacific Ocean
Coordinates40°S 160°E / 40°S 160°E / -40; 160
Basin countriesAustralia, New Zealand
IslandsLord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand
BenchesLord Howe Rise
SettlementsNewcastle, Sydney, Wollongong, Auckland, Wellington, Hobart, New Plymouth, Whanganui

Trans-Tasman is an adjective used primarily to signify the relationship between Australia and New Zealand. The term refers to the Tasman Sea, which lies between the two countries. For example, trans-Tasman commerce refers to commerce between these two countries.

Australia and New Zealand highlighted in green, in the southern hemisphere of the Earth