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Which 16th century dutch explorer gave his name to the Arctic Sea?
Barents Sea,named after Willem Barents
Which explorer gave his name Tasmania?
No explorer gave his name to Tasmania. Tasmania was first known as Van Diemen's Land from 1642, when Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovered it. In 1856, Queen Victoria approved a petition to rename the island of Van Diemen's Land 'Tasmania' in honour of Tasman.
Who gave Harlem its name?
The Dutch.
What dutch town gave its name to Brooklyn?
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Willem Janszoons second name?
Willem Abel Janszoon is the Dutch explorer's full name.
What is Abel Tasman middle name?
The Dutch explorer Abel Tasman's middle name was Janszoon.
Which Dutch explorer gave his name to an Australian state?
The Australian island state of Tasmania was named after Dutch explorer Abel Tasman. It was not named by Tasman: originally, Tasman named the land Van Diemen's Land, after the Dutch Governor of Batavia, Antony Van Diemen. In 1856, Queen Victoria approved a petition to rename Van Diemen's Land to Tasmania, in honour of its discoverer.
Which explorer gave Quebec its name?
The first French explorer to reach Quebec was Jacques Cartier
Which explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?
Ferdinand Magellan
What is the old name of Falkland Islands?
First named by a Dutch explorer in 1600 as the Sebald Islands
How did Abel Tasman get it name?
Abel Tasman was a person, a Dutch explorer, not a place. No doubt his mother named him...
Who was the first European to discover Easter Island?
The first European to discover Easter Island was Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen in 1722. He encountered the island on Easter Sunday, which is how it got its name.
