Tasman Explained

Tasman most often refers to Abel Tasman (1603–1659), Dutch explorer.

Tasman may also refer to:

Animals and plants

• Tasman booby
• Tasman flax-lily
• Tasman parakeet (disambiguation)
• Tasman starling
• Tasman whale

People

• Tasman (name), a name of Dutch origin, including a list of people with the name

Places

New Zealand

• Mount Tasman, in the Southern Alps of South Island
• Tasman Bay, at the northern end of South Island
• Tasman Glacier, in the Southern Alps of South Island
• Tasman Lake, formed by recent melting and retreat of the Tasman Glacier
• Tasman Region, a region and a district of New Zealand in the north of South Island
• Tasman (settlement), a settlement in Tasman District
• Tasman River, flowing from Tasman Lake and contributed to by other glacial rivers

Tasmania, Australia

• Tasman Fracture, an ocean trench southwest of Tasmania
• Tasman Island, an island off the southeast coast of the Tasman Peninsula
• Tasman National Park, at the south end of the Tasman Peninsula
• Tasman Outflow, an ocean current south of Tasmania that encircles Antarctica
• Tasman Peninsula, in southeast Tasmania

Other

• Tasman, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
• Tasman Rip, a marine channel in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
• Tasman Sea, between Australia and New Zealand

Politics and government

• Tasman (New Zealand electorate), an historic New Zealand Parliamentary electorate
• Tasman Accord
• Tasman Council, local government area of Tasmania

Sport

• Tasman Rugby Union, the governing body for rugby union in the north of South Island, New Zealand
• Tasman Series, 1964–1975, a motor racing series in Australia and New Zealand
• Trans Tasman Challenge, an annual yacht race between clubs in Australia and New Zealand
• Trans Tasman Cup, 2007–2012, an amateur golf tournament between Australia and New Zealand
• Tasman Cup, 1933–2016, an amateur women's golf tournament between Australia and New Zealand
• Trans-Tasman Cup, 1983–1995, an association football competition between Australia and New Zealand
• Trans-Tasman Trophy for cricket Test match series between Australia and New Zealand

Technology and commerce

• Tasman (layout engine), a discontinued layout engine developed by Microsoft for Internet Explorer
• Tasman Mill, a pulp and paper mill near Kawerau, north end of North Island, New Zealand
• Tasman Software, producers of Tasword, an early word processor for personal computers

Transport

• Tasman (VTA), a light rail station on Tasman Drive, San Jose, California, United States
• Tasman Bridge, Hobart, Tasmania
• Tasman Cargo Airlines, based in Sydney, Australia
• Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL), 1940–1965, predecessor of Air New Zealand
• Tasman Highway (A3), an east coast highway in Tasmania between Launceston and Hobart

Other uses

• 6594 Tasman, a main-belt asteroid

See also

• Tasmania, an island and state of Australia