Tas·man

(tăz′mən, täs′män), Abel Janszoon 1603?-1659.

Dutch navigator and explorer who was the first European to sight Tasmania and New Zealand (1642).

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Tasman

(ˈtæzmən)

(Biography) Abel Janszoon (ˈabəl ˈjansuːn). 1603–59, Dutch navigator, who discovered Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Tonga and Fiji Islands (1642–43)

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Tas•man

(ˈtæz mən)

n.

Abel Janszoon, 1602?–59, Dutch explorer.

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After Tasman was another wide sea-stretch to the high island of Bougainville.

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The plan adopted was nearly similar to that of the great hunting-matches in India: a line was formed reaching across the island, with the intention of driving the natives into a cul-de-sac on Tasman's peninsula.

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Two GCM ensembles indicate that the record sea surface temperatures during the 2017118 Tasman Sea marine heatwave were virtually impossible without anthropogenic influence.

THE ROLE OF NATURAL VARIABILITY AND ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE 2017/18 TASMAN SEA MARINE HEATWAVE

ABEL TASMAN has proved remarkably consistent this term - and his game attitude can again be rewarded at Chelmsford.

Tasman will be very Abel

SEM is the natural consequence of CER: the goal is to create a seamless environment for business across the Tasman. Closely connected to the SEM goal is the concept, first elaborated by prime ministers Kevin Rudd and John Key, of 'net trans-Tasman benefit'.

Friends with benefits: Stephen Jacobi comments on the vital economic relationship between Australia and New Zealand

The purpose of this article is to review theories on the identity of the terrestrial globe carried on the Heemskerck during Abel Tasman's voyage of discovery in 1642-43.

Towards the identification of the terrestrial globe carried on the Heemskerck by Abel Tasman in 1642-43

Strong to gale-force winds would blow from the west to south west in Bass Strait and out into the western Tasman Sea.

Pressure points: understanding the weather patterns during the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is vital to ensuring a safe passage, explains meteorologist Kenn Batt