Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovered Tasmania (at the time he named Van Diemen's land). He also discovered New Zealand and the Fijian islands.
Abel Tasman is credited with being the first European explorer to discover Ven Diemen's land (now Tasmania) and New Zealand.
Tasman was viewing the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand when he wrote A great land uplifted high. He was referring to the Southern Alps.
Tasman was sent south by the Governor of Batavia; now Indonesia; to explore for the great southern continent. He discovered Australia, and named it van Dieman's Land after the governor. His name for New Zealand was Statens Land, because he thought it was joined to the southern parts of South America.
A2. Abel Tasman named what is now New Zealand as Stadten Land under the idea that it was a continuation of the S American peninsula. After James Cook's voyages showed this to not be true, the land was renamed on Dutch maps as Niew Zeeland after a province of Holland. Zeeland literally meant sea land - probably in reference to land reclamation.The British Admiralty translation of this was New Zealand.
He discovered New Zealand. So, no.
Abel Tasman "discovered" New Zealand in 1642.
Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovered Tasmania (at the time he named Van Diemen's land). He also discovered New Zealand and the Fijian islands.
Abel Tasman is credited with being the first European explorer to discover Ven Diemen's land (now Tasmania) and New Zealand.
Abel Tasman visited New Zealand in 1642.
Australia and New Zealand are separated by the Tasman Sea
Abel Tasman was a dutch explorer that discovered New Zealand.
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.
No. The Tasman Sea lies between Australia and New Zealand.
Australia and New Zealand are separated by the Tasman Sea.
The Pacific ocean to the east and Tasman Sea to the west.
The Tasman Sea is on the western side of New Zealand.