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New Zealand was originally named Staten Landt by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, as he thought it was connected to South America. In either 1644 or 1645, Dutch cartographers renamed it Nova Zeelandia after the province of Zeeland In the Netherlands. After Cook's first voyage to the South Pacific, when he circumnavigated and charted the Coastlines of the North and South Islands, this was later translated to English, becoming New Zealand on the British Admiralty charts around 1770.
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Where did New Zealand the word come from. why not New England. What is a Zealand. And who named our beautiful country?
New Zealand was named after Zeeland, a province. It was discovered and named by Abel Tasman
What are the names of New Zealand authors?
John P Phillip named New Zealand New Zealand
Why is New Zealand?
There is another "Zealand" in the Netherlands. I believe New Zealand was named after that part of The Netherlands.
What is the capital of New Zealand and after who was it named?
The Capital Of New Zealand is Wellington. It was named after the second most important chamber of the Dutch-east-Indian Company.
Who is Mt Hobson named after?
Mount Hobson in New Zealand is named after Captain William Hobson, the first Governor of New Zealand and co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 which established British sovereignty over New Zealand.
Why is the name of New Zealand spelled with Z and not with S?
New Zealand was originally named after the Netherlands province, Zeeland.
WHERE IN New Zealand is river buller?
The River Buller is on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It was named after Charles Buller who furthered the colonization of New Zealand.
Where is the old New Zealand?
Zeeland is a province in the Netherlands and Abel Tasman (who was from the Netherlands) named New Zealand after it, after he discovered it in 1642.
Is New Zealand in euorpe?
No, alas it is easy to be confused by such. New Zealand was named after Zeeland which is in Europe. New Zealand is actually in the South Pacific a fair bit to the right of Australia.
Where is the country old zealand?
New Zealand was named after 'Zeeland' in the Netherlands. --------------- Zealand is also the English name for Sjaelland in Denmark.
Where is Zealand?
New Zealand is located at the southern hemisphere, so it's by the pacific ocean However; Zealand is a Danish island. Part of Copenhagen is on it. and ZEELAND (after which New Zealand is named) is in the Netherlands.
Which country has a sailing team named the Kiwis?
New Zealand.
