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Which sea separates Australia from New Zealand?
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The sea that separates Australia from New Zealand is the Tasman Sea. This body of water, which is a section of the southwestern Pacific Ocean, spans approximately 1,400 miles in width between the southeastern coast of Australia and Tasmania to the west and New Zealand to the east.1