Tasman Bay

The Tasman Bay is a large V-shaped bay in the north of the South Island of New Zealand. It lies in the middle of the north coast of the island and has about 120 km of coastline and at its widest point east- west extension of 70 km. It is a part of the Tasman Sea on the western entrance to Cook Strait. It is named after the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman.

On the west of the bay the land is forested uneven and dense. Separation Point, the westernmost point of the Bay, located in Abel Tasman National Park and the Bay separates here from the neighboring Golden Bay. In the east, the coasts are also steep and limits here at the flooded valleys of the Marlborough Sounds. The island of D' Urville Iceland is located northeast of the eastern end point of the Tasman Bay. The long, flat island Rabbit Iceland is located near the south coast of the bay.

Between the endpoints of the land is flatter. Here the coastal plains around the mouth of the Waimea River are the most southern point of the bay. In the bay also lead the Riwaka River, Motueka River and Serpentine River.

The fertile land around the center of the bay is used intensively for agriculture. Crops grown for example, olives, grapes, hops and fruit. Formerly known tobacco was grown in Motueka exists a tobacco museum.

The area is the most densely populated part of the northern coast of South Island, Nelson and several smaller cities such as Motueka, Riwaka and Richmond are close to the coast.

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• Bay in New Zealand
• Bay in Australia and Oceania
• Bay ( Tasman )
• Tasman ( region )
• Nelson ( Region)