tasman in English

noun

family name; Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603-1659), Dutch navigator and explorer who was the first European to reach Tasmania and New Zealand

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1. Tasman then claimed formal possession of the land on 3 December 1642.

2. He was the first person to fly solo across the Tasman Sea.

3. The Bolthole Pirates Bay is luxury accommodation on the Tasman Peninsula, in Tasmania

4. Pacific Ocean: Kermadec Islands, Philippines, Darwin Seamount in central Pacific, Tasman Sea, Nazca Ridge.

5. One of the two new species, the Tasman Peninsula Dusky Antechinus (Antechinus vandycki), was discovered in remote, south-eastern Tasmania.Its …

6. Dutch Explorer, Abel Tasman in 1643 was the first European to sight, chart and name the group of Islands “Feejee”.

7. The Paparoa coastline is characterised by high cliffs cut away by waves from the Tasman Sea, with indented coves and sandy beaches.

8. Australia and New Zealand had been partly explored by Abel Tasman in the 1640s but still had only their Aboriginal and Maori inhabitants respectively.

9. The first Europeans known to reach New Zealand were the crew of Dutch explorer Abel Tasman who arrived in his ships Heemskerck and Zeehaen.

10. The main Butterfish fishery is centred on Cook Strait, between Tasman Bay, Castlepoint and Kaikoura; a smaller fishery is located around Stewart Island

11. * Tasman saw no people, but he did see the smoke of distant fires and notches cut five feet [1.5 m] apart into nearby trees.

12. Kahurangi Point, regarded as the boundary between the West Coast and Tasman Regions, is located in the park, as are the Heaphy Track and Mount Owen.

13. These are the words of Dutchman Abel Tasman on November 25, 1642, the day after he sighted the island of Tasmania, the second oldest Australian state.

14. On the morning of 15 May 1943, the American destroyer USS Mugford departed Brisbane to escort the 11,063 ton New Zealand freighter Sussex on the first stage of the latter's trans-Tasman voyage.

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16. Today, Canterbury is a household name on either side of the Tasman and we produce a wide range of clothing including performance wear, compression wear, on-field apparel, supporters wear and classic and lifestyle seasonal ranges.

17. Prevailing westerly winds blow moist air from the Tasman Sea onto the mountains; the cooling of this air as it rises produces a prodigious amount of rainfall, exceeding seven metres in many parts of the park.

18. Applewood is special in being centrally located for the attractions of Nelson, Richmond, Mapua, Motueka and the Abel Tasman National Park whilst having the benefit of a very peaceful location towards the seaward end of the lovely Bronte Peninsula

19. The Māori call Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau — a maiden desired by 100 lovers, and a valuable territory fought over for centuries for its fertile land and natural harbours on the Pacific Ocean (to the east) and Tasman Sea (to the west)