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The Tasman Sea. It is named for Abel Tasman, a Dutch explorer.
The Tasman Sea named for Dutch explorer Abel Tasman.
The Tasman Sea was named after Tasmania, which was named after Abel Janszoon Tasman, a Dutch explorer. Abel Tasman was the first European to sight both New Zealand and Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania). As the Tasman Sea lies between these two points, it was logical to name it after the first known European explorer to traverse the sea (even though Tasman initially believed that Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand were part of the same continent).
Some facts on Abel Tasman include that he was born in Lutjegast, Netherlands. He was an explorer and a merchant, and he spent a lot of time out at sea. He was also the first person from Europe to discover New Zealand.
The Tasman Sea is named after Dutch sea captain, Abel Tasman.
The Tasman Sea is not part of Tasmania. It is the sea that lies between Australia and New Zealand and, like Tasmania, is named after Dutch explorer Abel Tasman.
Tasmania's name comes from Dutch sea explorer Abel Tasman, who was the first European explorer to discover it in 1642. However, Tasman originally called it Van Diemen's Land.
The Tasman Sea separates New Zealand with Australia and was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman
He was a sea trader.
This is the Tasman Sea, named after explorer Abel Tasman. It separates Australia and New Zealand.
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 lies between Australia and New Zealand.
The sea on the east coast of Tasmania is the Tasman Sea. Named after explorer Abel Tasman, it lies between Australia and New Zealand.