Abel Tasman is important to Australia because he was the first European to discover Tasmania.
Abel Janszoon Tasman was a Dutch seafarer and explorer born in 1603 in the village of Lutjegast, Netherlands. Some time after Tasman joined the Dutch East India Company in 1634, he was ordered to explore the south-east waters in order to find a new sea trade route to Chile in South America. During this voyage, in 1642, he discovered a previously unknown island on his voyage past the "Great South Land", or "New Holland", as the Dutch called Australia. He named it "Antony Van Diemen's Land" in honour of the High Magistrate, or Governor-General of Batavia.
Abel Tasman is credited with being the first European explorer to discover Ven Diemen's land (now Tasmania) and New Zealand.
because besidethe Maori people Abel Janszoon Tasman was the first to diconver New Zealand. Hope this helps! T.
Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovered Tasmania (at the time he named Van Diemen's land). He also discovered New Zealand and the Fijian islands.
Abel Tasman was given command of two ships (the Heemskerck and Zeehaen), in which he discovered New Zealand.
Abel Tasman discovered the country of New Zealand in 1642. He also discovered the island of Tasmania, which is now part of Australia, but he believed New Zealand and Tasmania to be part of the same continent.
He discovered New Zealand.
Abel Tasman was a dutch explorer that discovered New Zealand.
Abel Tasman visited New Zealand in 1642.
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Abel Tasman "discovered" New Zealand in 1642.
Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovered Tasmania and New Zealand in 1642.
Abel Tasman, a Dutch explorer and trader is credited with the discovery of Tasmania and New Zealand.
The Abel Tasman National Park is on the Northwest corner of the South Island of New Zealand.
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The first Dutch explorer to arrive in New Zealand was Abel Tasman. He arrived in 1642.
Abel Tasman named New Zealand after the Dutch province of Zeeland.
He discovered New Zealand.