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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.
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Why is Tasmania called Tasmania?
Tasmania has had two different names.Tasmania's original name was Van Diemen's Land and it was named after the Governor of Batavia, Antony Van Diemen.In the mid 1800s, it was renamed after the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, the first European to discover and land on the island.
Where was Abel Janszoon Tasman born?
where was abel tasman born and when
Where does the Tasman lie?
The Tasman Sea is located southeast of Australia. A branch of the Pacific Ocean, the Tasman Sea lies between Australia and New Zealand.
Places named after explorers?
Hudson Bay is named after a great explorer by the name of Henry Hudson.
