Abel Tasman

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Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 - 1659) was a Dutch sea explorer. On voyages in 1642 and 1644, in the service of the VOC (Dutch East India Company) he discovered Tasmania and New Zealand. He also discovered large parts of Australia.

Several places have been named after him, including Tasmania and the Tasman Sea.^{[needs proving]}