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abel tasman
Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 - October 10, 1659), was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, an merchant.
Trivia about abel tasman
Discovering the island in 1642, he named it Van Diemen's Land
This Dutch explorer discovered & named Van Diemen's Land, an island now named for him
Trying to land on New Zealand's South Island in 1642, this "devil" of an explorer was attacked by Maoris
A state & a sea are both named for this man
This Dutch explorer also discovered Tonga & Fiji in 1643
In 1642 this Dutchman was commissioned to find the Great Southern Continent
This Dutchman's discoveries of Fiji, Tonga & New Zealand were a disappointment, since they had no great wealth
In 1643 this Dutch navigator became the first European to reach the South Pacific kingdom of Tonga