Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovered Tasmania (at the time he named Van Diemen's land). He also discovered New Zealand and the Fijian islands.
Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovered Tasmania (at the time he named Van Diemen's land). He also discovered New Zealand and the Fijian islands.
Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovered Tasmania (which, at the time, he named Van Diemen's land), New Zealand and the Fijian islands.
Abel Tasman discovered two things of note in 1642: New Zealand and Tasmania, which he named 'Antony Van Diemen's Land'.
Abel Tasman is credited with being the first European explorer to discover Ven Diemen's land (now Tasmania) and New Zealand.
Abel Tasman was Dutch. He was employed by the Dutch East India company. At that time, the Dutch came from Holland, which is now called the Netherlands.
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.
Abel Tasman was born in The Netherlands.Holland, now better known as the Netherlands.
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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.
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Abel Tasman discovered and named Van Diemen's land (now Tasmania) in 1642.
Abel Tasman is credited with being the first European explorer to discover Ven Diemen's land (now Tasmania) and New Zealand.
Abel Tasman discovered two lands of note in 1642: New Zealand and Tasmania, which he named 'Antony Van Diemen's Land'.
Abel Tasman was Dutch. He was employed by the Dutch East India company. At that time, the Dutch came from Holland, which is now called the Netherlands.
No. Abel Tasman was Dutch.
The Dutch East India Company.