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Who did tasman sail for?

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Abel Tasman was employed by the Dutch East India Company.

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Where did Abel Tasman sail to?

Australia


Where did Abel Tasman set sail from?

he set sail from Batavia - Aparna


What ocean did Abel tasman sail?

Tasman sailed in the Atlantic, the Indian and the Pacific Oceans


Where did Abel Tasman sail in 1642?

Western austtralia


Who did Abel Tasman sail for?

The Dutch East Indies Company.


How did Abel Tasman achieve his goals?

He tried setting sail into the Pacific and reached his goal.


Is it possible for a ship to sail the Tasman Sea while crossing from Australia to new zealand?

Yes, and many sail ships do so each year.


What country did Abel Tasman discover after Tasmania?

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.


Where did tasman sail from when he discovered Tasmania and new zealand?

Batavia, the former name of Djakarta in what is now Indonesia. He named Australia van Diemen's land after the governor of Batavia.


Are there any places named after Tasman?

The Australian island state of Tasmania is named after Tasman. He was the one who first sailed past it, originally naming it Van Diemen's Land. Within Tasmania, there is also the Tasman Peninsula, Tasman Bridge and the Tasman Highway. The Tasman sea lies between Australia and New Zealand. In New Zealand, places named after Tasman include Tasman Glacier, Tasman Lake, Tasman River, Mt Tasman, Tasman Bay and the Abel Tasman National Park.


What is the birth name of Tasman Higgins?

Tasman Higgins's birth name is Tasman George Higgins.


What is the birth name of Charles Tasman?

Charles Tasman's birth name is Charles Tasman Parkinson.