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Abel Tasman
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Abel Tasman "discovered" New Zealand in 1642.
Tasmania, as it is known today, was discovered in November 1642 by Dutchman, Abel Janszoon Tasman. Originally, he named it "Van Diemen's Land", after the Governor of Batavia, Antony Van Diemen.
Abel Tasman visited New Zealand in 1642.
Abel Tasman was a dutch explorer that discovered New Zealand.
13th December 1642.
Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovered Tasmania and New Zealand in 1642.
The first Dutch explorer to arrive in New Zealand was Abel Tasman. He arrived in 1642.
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.
Murderer's Bay, in New Zealand, was named by Abel Tasman in 1642 after a bloody conflict between the Maori and Tasman's men. It is now called Golden Bay, and lies near Cook Strait.
Tasman sailed past New Zealand in December 1642.