What is Tasman Bay?
[[Image:NZ-Tasman B.png|thumb|right|160px|Location of Tasman Bay]] '''Tasman Bay''' is a large [[bay]] at the north of [[New Zealand]]'s [[South Island]]. It is in the shape of a ''V''. It is in the middle of the island's northern coast. It is 120&nbsp;km long and 70&nbsp;km wide. It is a part of the coast of the [[Tasman Sea]], on the western side of the [[Cook Strait]]. At the [[west]]ern side of the [[bay]], the land around has dense [[vegetation]]. The separation point between the Tasman Bay and the next bay, [[Golden Bay]], is in the west. It is a part of the [[Abel Tasman National Park]]. On the east side, the bay is bounded by valleys of the [[Marlborough Sounds]]. [[File:New Zealand, Top of the South Island (Nelson), Skydiving.jpg|thumb|The coast of Tasman Bay in Motueka]] A few rivers enter the sea at this point. Some of them are [[Waimea River, New Zealand|Waimea River]], [[Riwaka River|Riwaka]], the [[Motueka River|Motueka]] and [[Serpentine River, New Zealand|Serpentine River]]. Tasman Bay contains the rare rock formation known as the [[Boulder Bank]]. The land around the centre of the bay is [[agriculture|cultivated]]. It is well known for its crops like [[apples]], [[kiwifruit]], [[olives]], [[grapes]] and [[hops]]. Tasman bay produced [[Tobacco]] there in the middle of the twentieth century. Now there is a Tobacco museum in [[Motueka]]. This is also the most populated part of the South Island's north coast. Several towns and the city of [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]] are there. Other large towns are [[Motueka]], [[Riwaka]] and [[Richmond, New Zealand|Richmond]]. {{Commons category|Tasman Bay}} {{Tasman District}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Bays of Oceania]] [[Category:Bodies of water of New Zealand]] [[Category:Tasman District]]