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In History of Australia

Where is the Tasman sea?

The Tasman Sea is located southeast of Australia. A branch of the Pacific Ocean, the Tasman Sea lies between Australia and New Zealand.
In History of Australia

Who was explorer Tasman?

Abel Janszoon Tasman was a Dutch seafarer and explorer born in 1603 in the village of Lutjegast, Netherlands. Tasman was employed by the Dutch East India Company and, ordered … ( Full Answer )
In History

Who was Abel Tasman?

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 … ( Full Answer )
In Explorers and Expeditions

Who was able tasman?

He was a great Dutch explorer who discovered New Zealand, Tasmania and some of the Fijian islands.
In Abel Tasman

Who is is Abel Tasman?

Abel tasman is a Seafarer and Explorer he discovered New Zealand and Tasmania in 1642
In Countries, States, and Cities

Tasman is a country or not?

Not. "Tasman" is the surname of the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman who is credited with discovering Tasmania (Australia's southernmost state) and New Zealand. The Tasman Sea l… ( Full Answer )
In Bodies of Water

Where is the Tasman Strait?

There is a body of water known as the Tasman Strait in Fiji. The Tasman Sea lies between Australia and New Zealand.
In History of Australia

What did Tasman do?

Abel Tasman is credited with being the first European to discover Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) and New Zealand. He was a Dutch seafarer and explorer who joined the Dutc… ( Full Answer )
In History

Why is Abel Tasman called Abel Tasman?

Because that WAS his name. He located and mapped the land mass today called australia long before Captain Cook. Somewhere around 1642. The Dutch called it Nieuw Holland and an… ( Full Answer )
In Tasmanian Devils

What is a Tasman devil?

There is no such creature as a Tasman devil. It is Tasmanian devil. The Tasmanian devil is the largest living marsupial carnivore (since the believed extinction of the Thy… ( Full Answer )