[DOC] [TLE] Abel Tasman - Wikipedia [PAR] Tasman named it Staten Landt on the assumption that it was connected to an 
island (Staten Island, Argentina) at the south of the tip of South America. He 
sailed... [DOC] [TLE] Abel Tasman National Park - Wikipedia [PAR] Abel Tasman National Park is a New Zealand national park located between 
Golden Bay and Tasman Bay at the north end of the South Island. It is named 
after Abel Tasman, who in 1642 became the first European ... It consists of 
forested, hilly country to the north of the valleys of the Takaka and Riwaka Rivers, 
and is... [DOC] [TLE] Abel Tasman | NZHistory, New Zealand history online [PAR] The dutch explorer Abel Tasman is officially recognised as the first European to ... 
a land that Tasman named Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) after the 
governor ... east on 4 December and sighted the west coast of the South Island 
on the 13th. ... near Wainui Inlet to the north of what is now Abel Tasman National 
Park,... [DOC] [TLE] Abel Janszoon Tasman - Princeton University [PAR] ... Tasmanian Devil (species), Tasmannia (plant), Abel Tasman National Park (
New ... A captain in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), Tasman 
was ... and for the natives of this country, who did not show themselves, though 
we ... South and North Islands, they moved northward along the coast and named
... [DOC] [TLE] New Zealand South Island Nelson Kayak On ... - Getty Images [PAR] New Zealand, South Island, Nelson. Kayak on Onetahuti Beach in Abel Tasman 
National Park. Named after the Dutch Explorer, the first European to discover 
New Zealand in 1642, it is the smallest national park in the country. Credit: 
Christian... [DOC] [TLE] New Zealand: In Captain Cook's footsteps - Telegraph - The Telegraph [PAR] Nov 28, 2008 ... Ship Cove, on the northern fjord coast of the South Island, was a key point ... The 
country is a little larger than Britain and has just four million ... It's a gateway to the 
national park named after the Dutch navigator Abel Tasman,... [DOC] [TLE] Search Te Ara  Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand [PAR] The earliest European names were given by explorers. ... Name changing In 
December 1642 Abel Tasman's two ships were anchored in Golden ... Upper 
South Island parks ... Part of story: National parks  Naming the country and the 
main islands ... the country, in 1642, followed in 1769 by the Briton Captain 
James Cook. [DOC] [TLE] Search 1966 Encyclopaedia  Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand [PAR] Abel Tasman was in the Cook Strait area from 18 until 26 December 1642. ... Spit 
were discovered by Abel Tasman in 1642 and named by Captain Cook ... 
Egmont National Park was constituted, and in 1904 Fiordland was ... South Island 
... country along the shores of Tasman Bay and some off-shore islands and reefs. [DOC] [TLE] Travel to Abel Tasman National Park | DUA Travel [PAR] DUA Travel - Travel Experts - Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific Islands. Call 
us at ... Home  Travel to  New Zealand  Abel Tasman National Park... [DOC] [TLE] Abel Tasman - Revolvy [PAR] Abel Janszoon Tasman ( Dutch: ; 1603  10 October 1659) was a Dutch seafarer 
... Proceeding south he skirted the southern end of Tasmania and turned north-
east. ... Tasman named the bay Murderers' Bay (now known as Golden Bay) and 
sailed ..... It surrounds Tonga Island and is next to the Abel Tasman National Park 
. [DOC] [TLE] Abel Tasman National Park | Abel Tasman, New Zealand and ... [PAR] Abel Tasman National Park, South Island, New Zealand Been here - not a soul 
on ..... New Zealand Love both the North and South Islands,stunningly beautiful 
country ...... Places, Yosemite National Park, National Parks, Places I Ve, Captain 
...... dragon, the largest lizard on earth and consequently named after the island. [DOC] [TLE] Learn About New Zealand - Scholastic [PAR] This island nation, located halfway between the equator and the South Pole, ... 
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Question: A national park on this country's South Island is named for Captain Abel Tasman
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