Water Separating New Zealand and South America

The Pacific Ocean Separates New Zealand and South America

There is no named sea or gulf exclusively between them; the vast South Pacific Ocean spans the ~9,000 km (5,600 mi) gap. The closest points are southern New Zealand (e.g., Invercargill) and southern Chile (e.g., Punta Arenas), but they remain separated by thousands of kilometers of open ocean.