some known as the Tasman Leakage making it as far westward as the Indian Ocean.

Animal and plant life

A deep-sea research ship, the RV ''Tangaroa'', explored the sea and found 500 species of fish and 1300 species of invertebrates. The tooth of a megalodon, an extinct shark, was also found by researchers.

History

In 1876, the first telegraph cable connecting Australia and New Zealand was laid in the Tasman

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