Australia
In 1644.
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Abel Tasman did not discover Australia. Abel Tasman only discovered the island that he named Van Diemen's land (now the state of Tasmania) in 1642. The first known European to discover Australia was Willem Jansz, who landed on the shores of Cape York Peninsula in 1606.
Tasmania
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He mapped the north coast of Australia.
The Tasman Sea. It is named for Abel Tasman, a Dutch explorer.
The Tasman Sea named for Dutch explorer Abel Tasman.
Abel Tasman made two significant voyages, in 1642 and 1644. He records the discovery of Fiji, New Zealand, and van Diemen's Land, now Australia.[Each country had been found by their indigenous peoples long before this. Discover implies 'uncovering' - making widely known.]