The Tasman Sea

The thing I learned today is that the Tasman Sea is situated between, not (as you might expect) Australia and Tasmania (that's the Bass Strait) but rather Australia and New Zealand.

The Hunter region, sometimes called Hunter Valley, is an area in New South Wales, north of Sydney, famous for its vineyards and wine.

Mount Kosciuszko, in the Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, is the highest point in Australia at 7.310 feet.

The Bay of Plenty, called Te Moana-a-Toi in Maori, is a region on the North Island of New Zealand. It was named by James Cook for its rich food supply.

Torres Strait lies between Cape York Peninsula, in Queensland, Australia, and Papua New Guinea to the north.