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1,057 words, approx. 4 pages Abel Tasman Born 1603, Groningen, Holland Died 1659, Batavia, Indonesia As a navigator for the Dutch East India Company, Abel Janszoon Tasman made his most famous voyage to the South Pacific, where he became the first European to discover Tasmania, New...
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Abel Janszoon Tasman Summary
616 words, approx. 2 pages 1603?-1659? Dutch Explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman was a Dutch navigator and explorer who discovered Tasmania, New Zealand, Tonga, and the Fiji Islands. Tasman made two important voyages (1642 and 1644) through both the Indian and South Pacific Oceans...
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The Voyages of Abel Janszoon Tasman Summary
1,567 words, approx. 5 pages It was a long-held belief prior to the seventeenth century that there existed a huge continent in the Southern Hemisphere that would balance the large continents of the Northern Hemisphere. It was commonly known as the great unknown southern continent...
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1,339 words, approx. 5 pages
 Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 - October 10 1659), was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant. Tasman is best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the VOC (United East India Company). His was the first known European expedition to...




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 The Herald on Sunday (Auckland, New Zealand)
Williams shifts to Tasman.
08/19/2007: 487 words, approx. 2 pages BLUES WANT-AWAY lock Ali Williams is on the verge of signing for Tasman. The Herald on Sunday understands there are one or two minor details to be worked through but the move is expected to be signed, sealed and delivered to the...
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Cannes and Abel
05/30/2007: 464 words, approx. 2 pages [FEST SPOTLIGHT ] Cannes and Abel 'Whaddya love about it so much?" Abel Ferrara-director of the strip-club-set Go Go Tales, my favorite film at Cannes-is interviewing the interviewer. Well, I say, it's consistent with the Ferrara oeuvre-King of New York, Bad...
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'Tramping' New Zealand's South Island
8/27/2007: 1,473 words, approx. 5 pages Something keeps drawing me back to New Zealand. I suspect something always will. Part of it is how easy it is to vacation here for a woman traveling alone. It's safe, tourist-friendly and comparatively cheap for anyone coming from North America or Western Europe.But mostly...
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Today in history - Dec. 13
12/13/2006: 592 words, approx. 2 pages Today is Wednesday, Dec. 13, the 347th day of 2006. There are 18 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Dec. 13, 1862, Union forces suffered a major defeat to the Confederates at the Battle of Fredericksburg.On this date:In 1642, Dutch navigator Abel Tasman...


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