Tasman
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Tasman may refer to:
- Tasman (VTA)Tasman (VTA)Tasman is a light rail station operated by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. It is located in San Jose, California at First Street and Tasman Drive...
, a light rail station in California, USA - Tasman (layout engine)Tasman (layout engine)Tasman was a layout engine developed by Microsoft for inclusion in the Macintosh version of Internet Explorer 5. Tasman was an attempt to improve support for web standards, as defined by the World Wide Web Consortium. At the time of its release, Tasman was seen as the layout engine with the best...
, a layout engine developed by Microsoft - Tasman Region, a region and a district of New Zealand
- Mount TasmanMount TasmanMount Tasman is New Zealand's second highest mountain, rising to a height of 3497 metres. It is located in the Southern Alps of the South Island, four kilometres to the north of its larger neighbour, Aoraki/Mount Cook...
, a mountain in New Zealand - 6594 Tasman6594 Tasman6594 Tasman is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 25, 1987 by A. Mrkos at Klet.- External links :*...
(1987 MM1), a main-belt asteroid - Tasman Software, producers of the TaswordTaswordTasword is a word processor for the ZX Spectrum developed by Tasman Software. The first version was released in 1982 and spawned two major revisions in addition to several add-ons and, later, tailored versions for the +2 and +3 Spectrum models, the SAM Coupé and the Amstrad CPC range...
word processor
People
- Abel TasmanAbel TasmanAbel Janszoon Tasman was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the VOC . His was the first known European expedition to reach the islands of Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand and to sight the Fiji islands...
(1603-1659), Dutch explorer - Marc TasmanMarc TasmanMarc Tasman is a multimedia artist who works in a variety of media, including interactive art, video art and photography. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in the Department of Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies.Tasman is most well known for his...
(b. 1971), American multimedia artist - Raymond Tasman DonoghueRaymond Tasman DonoghueRaymond Tasman Donoghue GC was an Australian tram driver posthumously awarded the George Cross for the gallantry he displayed in Hobart, Tasmania....
(1920-1960), Australian tram driver - Lindsay Tasman RideLindsay Tasman RideSir Lindsay Tasman Ride CBE, Hon RAM , was an Australian physiologist and soldier who became the 5th Vice Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong.-Early life:...
(1898-1977), Australian physiologist, soldier and Vice Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong
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- Tasman BayTasman BayTasman Bay is a large V-shaped bay at the north end of New Zealand's South Island. Located in the centre of the island's northern coast, it stretches along of coastline and is across at its widest point. It is an arm of the Tasman Sea, lying on the western approach to Cook Strait.At the bay's...
large bay at the north end of New Zealand's South Island - Tasman BridgeTasman BridgeThe Tasman Bridge is a five-lane bridge crossing the Derwent River, near the CBD of Hobart, Tasmania. The bridge has a total length of 1,395 metres . It provides the main traffic route from the CBD to the eastern shore - particularly Hobart International Airport and Bellerive Oval...
, Hobart, Tasmania - Tasman Council, local government area of Tasmania
- Tasman GlacierTasman GlacierThe Tasman Glacier is the largest of several glaciers which flow south and east towards the Mackenzie Basin from the Southern Alps in New Zealand's South Island. It is New Zealand's longest glacier.-Geography:...
, New Zealand - Tasman HighwayTasman HighwayThe Tasman Highway is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. Like the Midland Highway, it connects the major cities of Hobart and Launceston — however it takes a different route, via the north-eastern and eastern coasts of the state. The Highway also acts as a major commuter road to Hobart...
, Tasmania - Tasman IslandTasman IslandTasman Island is an oval island, with an area of 1.2 km2, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Tasman Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman Peninsula, and is in the Tasman National Park. It is a plateau surrounded by steep dolerite cliffs,...
, Tasmania - Tasman LakeTasman LakeTasman Lake is a proglacial lake formed by the recent retreat of the Tasman Glacier in New Zealand's South Island.In the early 1970s, there were several small meltwater ponds on the Tasman Glacier. By 1990, these ponds had merged into Tasman Lake....
, New Zealand - Tasman National ParkTasman National ParkTasman National Park is located in eastern Tasmania, Australia, 56 kilometres east of Hobart.-History:The park was proclaimed under the Regional Forest Agreement on 30 April 1999. The Tasman Island Lighthouse is located on Tasman Island, which is part of the park...
, Tasmania - Tasman OutflowTasman OutflowThe Tasman Outflow is the most recently discovered of the World Ocean's major ocean currents. The existence of the outflow was published by scientists of the Australian CSIRO's Division of Marine and Atmospheric Research team in August 2007, interpreting salinity and temperature data captured from...
, ocean current - Tasman PeninsulaTasman PeninsulaTasman Peninsula is located around by road south-east of Hobart, at the south east corner of Tasmania, Australia.-Description:The Tasman Peninsula lies south and west of Forestier Peninsula, to which it is connected by an isthmus called Eaglehawk Neck...
, Tasmania - Tasman RiverTasman RiverThe Tasman River is an alpine braided river flowing through Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island.The river's headwaters are in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, where it is the outflow of the Tasman and Murchison Glaciers and also, via a short tributary, of the Hooker and Mueller Glaciers.It...
, New Zealand - Tasman SeaTasman SeaThe Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, approximately across. It extends 2,800 km from north to south. It is a south-western segment of the South Pacific Ocean. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman, the first recorded European...
, between Australia and New Zealand